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Lito's Injury 'Fairly Significant'
September 11, 2006
By BOB KENT
Andy Reid termed Lito Sheppard's right ankle injury as "fairly significant" and indicated that the Eagles' starting cornerback will likely miss Sunday's home opener against the NFC East rival Giants. Reid said the injury is not a high ankle sprain and, fortunately for Sheppard, it is not the same ankle he had surgically repaired last season.
"We're going to take it week by week, but this week is not looking good," Reid said. "It's not a high ankle sprain. It's on the inside of his ankle and it is fairly significant."
Roderick Hood figures to start against Eli Manning and Co. on Sunday. Free agent Joselio Hanson, who signed with the team in the spring and earned a roster spot, steps into the role of nickel cornerback. Both Hood and Hanson were solid in relief Sunday as Houston was held without a touchdown after its first series.
CB Lito Sheppard was injured on the opening drive of Sunday's game
Sheppard sprained his right ankle on that first series while attempting to make a play on Texans tight end Jeb Putzier. X-rays taken during the game were negative.
His situation leaves the secondary a little light at cornerback. And considering the team entered the season with four cornerbacks -- not including the Bruce Perry experiment -- a roster move appears imminent.
Reid acknowledged that possibility.
"There's a chance we [bring in a corner], a pretty good chance," Reid said.
No doubt the team would like to add someone familiar with Jim Johnson's scheme. The most notable candidates are Dexter Wynn and Donald Strickland, both of whom were released when the final roster cuts were made and have yet to catch on with another team.
Like former Eagles defensive back Al Harris, Reid and his staff view Hood as a starting cornerback -- albeit a third starting corner. And Hood is accustomed to holding down the fort. Filling in for an injured Sheppard in 2005, he posted career highs with three interceptions and 41 tackles.
"He has an opportunity now to get in that starting role and play," Reid said of Hood.
Meanwhile, this marks the second ankle injury in the last 12 months for Sheppard. He suffered a severe high ankle sprain against the Giants last November.
Lito's Injury 'Fairly Significant'
September 11, 2006
By BOB KENT
Andy Reid termed Lito Sheppard's right ankle injury as "fairly significant" and indicated that the Eagles' starting cornerback will likely miss Sunday's home opener against the NFC East rival Giants. Reid said the injury is not a high ankle sprain and, fortunately for Sheppard, it is not the same ankle he had surgically repaired last season.
"We're going to take it week by week, but this week is not looking good," Reid said. "It's not a high ankle sprain. It's on the inside of his ankle and it is fairly significant."
Roderick Hood figures to start against Eli Manning and Co. on Sunday. Free agent Joselio Hanson, who signed with the team in the spring and earned a roster spot, steps into the role of nickel cornerback. Both Hood and Hanson were solid in relief Sunday as Houston was held without a touchdown after its first series.
CB Lito Sheppard was injured on the opening drive of Sunday's game
Sheppard sprained his right ankle on that first series while attempting to make a play on Texans tight end Jeb Putzier. X-rays taken during the game were negative.
His situation leaves the secondary a little light at cornerback. And considering the team entered the season with four cornerbacks -- not including the Bruce Perry experiment -- a roster move appears imminent.
Reid acknowledged that possibility.
"There's a chance we [bring in a corner], a pretty good chance," Reid said.
No doubt the team would like to add someone familiar with Jim Johnson's scheme. The most notable candidates are Dexter Wynn and Donald Strickland, both of whom were released when the final roster cuts were made and have yet to catch on with another team.
Like former Eagles defensive back Al Harris, Reid and his staff view Hood as a starting cornerback -- albeit a third starting corner. And Hood is accustomed to holding down the fort. Filling in for an injured Sheppard in 2005, he posted career highs with three interceptions and 41 tackles.
"He has an opportunity now to get in that starting role and play," Reid said of Hood.
Meanwhile, this marks the second ankle injury in the last 12 months for Sheppard. He suffered a severe high ankle sprain against the Giants last November.
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