LJ Smith Rushing Back

[BIGPHILLY]

After Brent Celek and Matt Schobel did what they did the other night and on the eve of free agency for Smith - LJ immediately got back to practice.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eag ... eason.html

Smith will reaggravate his injury and have an injury marred season. Unfortunately. He's definitely rushing back so he can try and play all year.

[Leonard Tose]

Re: LJ Smith Rushing Back

it's all about the free agency, not schobel and celek. he's got to be on the field if he wants to get paid.

[BIGPHILLY]

Re: LJ Smith Rushing Back

That's what I kind of was driving at. If he doesn't get back and doesn't establish himself as dominant and the true #1 - Celek and Schobel rise up and get Playing time from him and then his numbers are down...his dollars go down...this could get ugly...

[Leonard Tose]

Re: LJ Smith Rushing Back

That's what I kind of was driving at. If he doesn't get back and doesn't establish himself as dominant and the true #1 - Celek and Schobel rise up and get Playing time from him and then his numbers are down...his dollars go down...this could get ugly...

if he's healthy, i dont think there's any doubt he's the No.1 tight end, no matter what those other two guys do. i think the battle there is for the right to line up as the No. 2 TE in two TE sets.

[Theo]

Re: LJ Smith Rushing Back

I don't think he's rushing back. He's already said he wasn't sure if he would even play in the preseason.

I'm sure if the management didn't think he was ready, they would shut him down.