Eagles RB Westbrook was not good enough to play against Cowboys

After missing the Philadelphia Eagles win over the New York Giants with a concussion, running back Brian Westbrook was originally expected to be good enough to wear back his Eagles jersey and play against the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday. However, he eventually had to miss the second straight game as the concussion still bothered him a lot.


Westbrook sustained the concussion two weeks ago while the Eagles were playing against the Washington Redskins. Earlier last week Coach Andy Reid said the running back would be good to play against the Cowboys, but Westbrook started experiencing symptoms of a mild headache on Friday. More tests were done and the team had to hold Westbrook out for precaution.

According to Eagles trainer Rick Burkholder, the team will continue to evaluate Westbrook’s injury this week to see if he could play for the Eagles against the San Diego Chargers on this Sunday.