Eagles guard Shawn Andrews has given an interview to ESPN Radio in Philly, during which he addressed rampant rumors regarding his five-days-and-counting unexcused absence from the team.

“You can let everyone know all the rumors are not true,” Andrews said.  “From contractual to retirement, and God knows whatever else is being said.  I’m prayed up right now and trying to get right though. ”

OK, so if you’re going to say the rumors (whatever they are) aren’t true, why not say what’s really going on?  Providing information is usually a pretty effective way to quash uninformed speculation.