LJ Out

ESPN is reporting that Eagles’ TE LJ Smith has had surgery to clear out his sports hernia and will be unavailable for Sunday’s game. Too bad for LJ as it limits his playing time in a contract year. On the other hand, this will probably help him and the Eagles in the long-run, and by that I mean later this season. LJ was running around like an old man out on the field, obviously impacted by his groin and hernia injuries. Better to have a healthy Matt Schobel and rookie Brent Celek playing in his stead till he can make a better recovery.