As much as I want this dude to play for the eagles, I am still hesitant about the trio. As one or maybe two out the trio will be discontent having to share positions...

Lito ready for 'wherever'

Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard skipped all but the mandatory minicamp this offseason and has not addressed his situation with reporters since late May.

Sheppard hosted a daylong free fitness camp for several hundred children in his hometown of Jacksonville this weekend. Patriots receiver and ex-Eagle Jabar Gaffney, also a Jacksonville native, helped run the event. And they both deserve credit for doing that.

Sheppard was asked by a local television station about his status with the Eagles. (You can access the video from the link above, too.)

"That part of the business has to take care of itself," Sheppard said. "I'm just preparing myself to play, wherever that might be, but I'm going to be ready."

Of course, the thing that stands out is the phrase "wherever that might be." Hard to know what his intent was, without being able to ask any follow-up questions.

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I believe Lito is much more mature and much smarter than T.O. Probabilities lean towards him showing up to the camp and handing the conflicts behind closed doors... He doesnt have the upper hand in this situation and causing a ruckus will only lower his already slipping stock..

Will Lito Sheppard show up?

By Bob Brookover

Inquirer Staff Writer

It was an odd thing for Andy Reid to say.

The Eagles had just closed their first full-squad camp of the spring last month, and the head coach, before reprimanding the Philadelphia media for their inability to find a positive story, noted that the next time all his players gathered at the NovaCare Complex, they would do so on a voluntary basis.

"Again, this is not a mandatory camp coming up," Reid said. "These are OTAs [off-season training activities], and players have the option of being here or not being here."

Why Reid started his thought with the word again is a mystery because he had never said anything quite like that before.

Show up if you want? Stay at home if you'd prefer?

That's not the kind of thing any NFL head coach is in the habit of saying.

The player voted most likely to take up Reid on his invitation to stay away from the full-squad workouts that begin today is cornerback Lito Sheppard, who is feeling both underappreciated and underpaid these days.

With Sheppard having lost his starting job to prized free agent Asante Samuel, it wouldn't be surprising if the six-year Eagles veteran decided to boycott this camp. His closest friend on the team, however, said he thought the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback would take the high road and show up today.

"To be honest with you, I think he'll be there," fellow cornerback Sheldon Brown said yesterday.

Sheppard, who refused to say whether he would attend this camp at the end of the previous one, did not return a phone call yesterday.

Since we last saw Sheppard, there has been a report on ESPN-AM (950) radio that the Eagles would give him some repetitions at wide receiver during this camp.

"That wouldn't surprise me," Brown said. "Lito has wanted to play wide receiver since he came to Philadelphia."

Sheppard would probably prefer that the Eagles pass him some extra cash rather than the football, but maybe lining up wide on offense can appease him for one season.

Of course, a scenario that still remains a distinct possibility is that the Eagles will trade Sheppard before the start of the season. There have been reports that the Eagles are interested in Miami Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor, and the team has not denied them recently. One team official did say during the draft that the Eagles were not interested in Taylor.

The dream scenario for Eagles fans remains the acquisition of a star receiver such as Detroit's Roy Williams or Cincinnati's Chad Johnson, but neither the Lions nor the Bengals have expressed an interest in trading their star players.

Johnson's situation could get interesting later this month. According to ProFootballTalk.com, the disgruntled receiver plans to attend the Bengals' mid-June mandatory minicamp, but he is likely to behave in much the same manner Terrell Owens did during training camp with the Eagles in 2005. Owens, of course, was sent home from that training camp by Reid.

For now, Sheppard is an Eagle, and a voluntary camp begins today at the NovaCare Complex. As Reid has said, the "players have the option of being here or not being here."

quite interesting... another QB... either kolb is going or aj feeley is getting the boot.. or providing competition for the back up QB's...

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A South Jersey resident, Eagles Fan & Mcnabb supporter(a love-hate relationship which I shall explain later), an eternal Giants & Cowboys hater, an employee on Wall Street in the city, I was completely devastated with the Superbowl outcome. To add more salt to the wound, the superbowl parade a few blocks down from where I work brought out the worst in me. Yet, that wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back. As my company, "oh so joyfully" announced a dress down day, where employees were permitted to wear their football jerseys to work, I had to live through the excruciating pain of watching all the NY Giants Fans celebrate. Yet, I wasnt going to be outdone by these Giants fans. I boldly exercised my right to "freedom of speech" as granted in the first amendment and chose to don the #5 "Donovan Mcnabb" jersey to work to testify to all the giants fans that no matter where the eagles fans are, they shall always bleed green and it cannot be disguised.

Love-Hate relationship:

I prefer to call it tough love more or less. When the eagles win, I usually utter the eulogies and commend everyone on the outstanding performance. However, when the eagles lose, I am not the one to look to for support. Not that I abandon the bird nest, but more or less choose to apply reverse psychology - which I refer to as tough love. That's all I know and I always shall. Before the commencement of the 07-08 season, I expected you to have a career season and I was completely disappointed in you. During my anger tantrums, I also have called for benching you or trading you etc etc. However, you must remember that this is reverse psychology working for me. Sincerely, I believe you are the best candidate the Eagles organization has employed in their history and if the eagles were to ever win a championship, it should be through your arms. I do not control the changes that eagles organization may make, but I do hope they know their chances of ever winning a super bowl are heavily dependent on you. My only concern is that time is working against you and I honestly hope the eagles present you with the correct weapons so you can lead us to the superbowl. I would be glad to see you, dawkins and westbrook to win a championship w. the eagles and not any other team.

You can take letter as a emtional riddance off my chest or as a vantage point from another Donovan Mcnabb & Eagles fan. I wish to see you back with the eagles for the 08-09 season and hopefully with the right weapons or playmakers (as you would say), so that next year I can walk up and down wallstreet WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE and yell profanities and insults like an insane man from an asylum at the giants fans. So, good luck in the offseason, stay healthy and drink milk (as the commercial says that it gives you strong bones) or chunky campbell soup... whatever works for you. I had to add humor so I dont get too emotional. But sincerely, best of luck to you and the eagles next year. GO EAGLES and GO MCNABB!!!

Outro..

Tarun