Shawn Andrews has still failed to show his face at Eagles training camp at Lehigh University and some of his teammates aren't exactly happy with The Big Kid's absence."It's not helping us and it's not helping him sitting out," right tackle Jon Runyan said. "The longer he holds out, the longer it'll be before he gets in there. So it's going to be a tough situation. If you keep giving reps to the guy who's backing you up, at some point, he's going to pass you."Over the weekend when this whole Shawn Andrews mystery started to come to light, Runyan made a comment about Andrews taking a "really expensive vacation." At $15,000 or so a day, the Eagles lineman has surpassed the six figure mark. Could Andrews really be that lazy that he'd rather pay 100 large than have to work hard twice a day in the Pennsylvania humidity? I'm thinking there must be deeper issues.
The guy stepping in for Andrews is third-year guard Max Jean-Gilles who by all accounts is quite a large man. Reports from camp keep talking about just how gigantic he is. (yet agile!)
In other Eagles camp news, DeSean Jackson returned to the field on Wednesday after his "tweaked" hammy kept him out of drills on Tuesday.
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8-05-2008 @ 3:28AM
Sundar Viswanathan said...
I am so proud that a successful athlete has accepted a mental health issue and shared his challenge.
Shawn, I support you 100% and will keep you in my meditations. Depression can be a gift, if we understand it is a signal from our bodies that is telling us to slow down or change an aspect of our lives.
It is a real issue and anti-depressants, along with cognitive behavioral therapy and meditation techniques, can greatly help.
I pray that Shawn accepts his depression as a gift, learns more about himself and achieves peace, while excelling at his position and powering the Eagles forward. I am a Cowboys fan, but will be rooting for Shawn Andrews this fall.
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