Could Week 1 have gotten any worse in terms of injuries to big-name players?

It can and unfortunately for the New Orleans Saints, it has.

FOXSports.com has learned that the Saints have lost their top receiving weapon, Marques Colston, to a torn ligament in his left thumb. Colston, in fact, quietly had surgery on Tuesday to reattach the ligament and will miss the next month to six weeks.

It's a huge loss for the Saints, who now must roll without their leading receiver. Colston was the steal of the draft two years ago as the former Hofstra University wideout has put forth two 1,000-yard-plus seasons in his two years thus far. Last year he shined with 98 catches for 1,202 yards. In the Saints' season debut on Sunday he hauled in three balls for 26 yards in a win over the Bucs.

The team will be counting on Deverey Henderson and David Patten to step up in production with their leading receiver shelved for the time being. It's unclear when the Saints will announce his injury but they are scheduled to practice this afternoon, with Colston obviously slated to miss the workout.

With the 15 selection in the 2003 draft the Philadelphia Eagles select Jerome McDougle. The Philadelphia Eagles have paid him 9.5 millon over the last 6 years for not much of anything... He still believes he can make a contribution to this team. I don't know if he will get a chance this year with the depth we have at DE. With a career full of injuries McDougle may be on his last leg with the Eagles.

You know the deal... click to read.

A detailed look into the Eagles OTA's... Here is a taste of what you can read about :

" HOW WILL IT WORK IN THE SECONDARY?", "ARE THE WIDE RECEIVERS OK?", "HAVE THE DEFENSIVE LINE UPGRADES MADE A DIFFERENCE?", "WHO IS THE FULLBACK?", "PLAYERS TO WONDER ABOUT, AND WATCH", and of course "SOME MOVEMENT, AND AN INJURY, AT QUARTERBACK".

It's a solid read... So check it out!!!

Dave Spadaro weighs in again:

The date was June 10, 2004. Ironically, it was three years ago to the date when the Eagles did the same thing to Donovan McNabb that they are doing now. They shut him down. It was the final day of that spring's Passing Camp. McNabb had a case of tendonitis in his shoulder, and as a precautionary measure, the Eagles' excellent athletic training staff kept McNabb out of practice and pointed toward training camp.

This is the same thing. The time is diferent and the circumstances are different and certainly there is a lot more attention directed toward McNabb's shoulder, but the move is the same in its nature: To make sure McNabb is 100 percent healthy for training camp.

Andy Reid will touch on the subject with more knowledge and more detail after today's practice, but I know how you are: You are going to leap to conclusions. You are going to panic, if only a little bit.

No need.

Sure, I want McNabb on the field. And I honestly think that if push came to shove and McNabb needed to be out there, he could go out and play and throw the ball very well. But this isn't the time to force things. This is the time to make sure a player who has been in the league as long as McNabb has been in the NFL gets himself right for the season.

Now, the natural question is what this means down the line for McNabb. Nothing at all is the answer, if the shoulder tendonitis responds to treatment. History says McNabb will be fine in five weeks, when training camp arrives.

But it something the Eagles will monitor very closely. They want McNabb ready to go on July 22 when rookies and selected veterans practice. They want him out there for two-a-day practices leading up to the September 7 opener against the Rams, and they want him razor-sharp for the start of the season.

In the meantime, though, Kevin Kolb gets an opportunity to work with the first-team offense for an entire week. That benefits him greatly. He is only going to improve with each rep.

The point is that McNabb's shoulder discomfort has an origin, and that the Eagles are doing the smart thing here. Nobody is mad with panic around here, but I understand the nature of the fans and the immediate reaction is to worry a little bit. I don't think there is a need to do that, because the Eagles are on top of this and, besides, they've dealt with this before and McNabb rebounded beautifully in 2004, right?

What it means is that McNabb isn't likely to have a lot of down time between now and July 22 Unless, of course, if rest is the proper route to take. Otherwise, McNabb would spend a lot of time with Rick Burkholder and his staff in the athletic training room of the NovaCare Complex.

The good news is that the Eagles know the proper course of action and that they have been through this many times before with many different players ove the years. This is nothing close to a long-term injury, or even a long-term concern.

Remember the case history here: Three years ago, to the day, the Eagles did the same thing with McNabb. He went on to have a Pro Bowl season and then take the Eagles to the Super Bowl. Let's hope history repeats itself, plus one more win.

McNabb is going to be on the field at Lehigh University, and he's going to be fine. For the next three days, we get to see more of Kolb, which is not a bad thing. It's always fun to see a young quarterback grow with the additional practice repetitions.

Quarterback Donovan McNabb is out for today's Passing Camp practice and will most likely miss the remainder of the week due to a case of shoulder tendinitis. Head coach Andy Reid will address the media on the situation when practice concludes today.

McNabb admitted on Monday after his limited activity in practice that he had been experiencing some kind of discomfort when he was asked if he was worred about his arm and he replied, "No. I know it will get better."

Kevin Kolb, who took the majority of the repetitions during Monday's practice, will again work with the first-team offense in practices today through Thursday, when this June passing camp concludes.

McNabb had been the target of speculation regarding his shoulder since the post-draft camp, and the issue seemingly was not an issue as recently as last week when offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg raved about the quarterback's zip and accuracy during Thursday's practice.

However, the discomfort is enough to take some precautionary action. Reid will update the situation early this afternoon.

I hope that this is just some discomfort he is having getting his arm back into throwing shape... I wouldn't get too worried birds fans about this due to the season being 3 months away.

Dan Klecko is a fullback no more. At Monday's OTA, Klecko was moved back to defensive tackle, which is where he will now play.

Klecko was signed by the Eagles in March to play fullback on a full-time basis for the first time in his career. However, when the Eagles acquired Klecko's former teammate in Indianapolis, Luke Lawton, on Friday for a conditional draft pick, Klecko went back to a more familiar post.

The 5-11, 275-pound Klecko was the Big East defensive player of the year as a defensive tackle during his senior year at nearby Temple University. He was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. In New England, Klecko was told by head coach Bill Belichick to learn a new position to make himself more valuable. Klecko moonlighted as a linebacker and as a fullback in addition to defensive tackle during his three years with the Patriots and two seasons with the Colts. He also has plenty of experience on special teams.

With Klecko in the mix at defensive tackle, the Eagles now have starters Mike Patterson and Brodrick Bunkley, top draft pick Trevor Laws, another one of Klecko's teammates from Indianapolis in Montae Reagor, LaJuan Ramsey, Jeremy Clark and inside nickel rusher Darren Howard.

Interesting article that talks about personnel analysis (ASANTE) , scouting reports (B-DAWK) , running back analysis, and the ongoing position battle of at left guard.

Solid read... check it out!

AS LITTLE AS the Eagles tend to use their fullback, you would think they'd be less picky.

Yesterday, the team announced it had acquired fullback Luke Lawton from the Colts for a conditional draft choice. That means the Birds now have a quartet of players vying to succeed Thomas Tapeh, who was allowed to depart for Minnesota in free agency, at least somewhat because he couldn't contribute on special teams.

Another ex-Colt, Dan Klecko, has spent much of his career as a defensive lineman and is playing offense full time for the first time. Jason Davis spent 2006 on injured reserve and last season on the Eagles' practice squad. And rookie free agent Jed Collins signed out of Washington State.

The obvious conclusion would seem to be that the coaches haven't been that excited about what they've seen in full-squad "organized team activities" from Klecko, Davis and Collins. It has to look like a shot across the bow of Klecko to bring in another guy from the same team to compete for the position the Eagles signed Klecko to play.

Maybe that was why Klecko didn't seem particularly eager to discuss the matter with reporters yesterday.

"He's a good player . . . works real hard, good guy in the locker room," Klecko, a former Temple star as a d-lineman, said of Lawton, who entered the league with Buffalo in 2004 as a rookie free agent from McNeese State. Lawton, 6-foot, 240, appeared in 11 Colts games last season as a fullback, running back and special-teams player.

Who do you see emerging as the #1 FB on this roster???

Click to view the rest of the article... interesting read.

Terrell Owens got paid ... by the Cowboys.

Jeff Garcia wants to get paid, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do not seem as interested.

Garcia is seeking an extension of the 2-year contract he signed with the Bucs after the 2006 season, when he helped the Eagles reach the postseason following Donovan McNabb's knee injury. Garcia is scheduled to make $2 million this season, plus a $750,000 roster bonus that already has been paid.

Garcia suggested in one interview that a "drastic decision" might have to be made and talked about being mistreated and seeking appreciation. He even suggested not playing football anymore.

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Sticking with the whole Madden theme... Here is a (not the greatest of quality) list of all players for Madden 2009 for Offense and Defense. For you Eagles fans click on page 3 and its the first and second ones. Reggie Brown is a 86 and Curtis is a 87. In Madden's eyes we have some pretty good WR's. This season can't start soon enough!!!

I know someone else posted an article about team overalls and QB's. Thought this was pretty interesting to take a look at the top two RB's on each team.

A look into one of the ideas that owners may implement if 2010 should end up being capless. This is a very interesting idea of what Michael Lombardi, a writer for SI, would do if he were a owner in the NFL. He has some very valid points that could be seen in the years to come.

I still believe that there will be deal worked out so that the NFL does not turn into the MLB and the Yankees, but all the same a very interesting read.

Quick question on top of everything else... Who do you believe would become the Yankees of the NFL?

A look inside the last pass of some of the greatest QB's to ever play the game of football. Unfortunately they didn't get the chance to go out with a bang, they more or less flopped out of the NFL. Fortunately for them, we don't even remember the last pass they threw.

A very interesting article... click to find out who's last pass was a duck.

Looks like Dallas is trying to cover their butts if Terry Glenn's knee keeps him from playing this season.

"Glenn told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for Thursday's editions that the Cowboys have asked him to sign a $500,000 injury settlement. Such an agreement would free Dallas of any obligation to pay him if he cannot play this season because of his knee."

Just in on Sports Center the Indianapolis Colts have signed Rhodes to a one year contract. He is returning to the team that he originally had success with. The question is will he be able to recapture any of that success the second time around? Will he even get a shot since they drafted Mike Hart in the 6th round of this years draft along with Kenton Keith. The Colts will have a lot of weapons in their backfield this year, it just remains to be seen how they are planning on using all of them.