Philadelphia Eagles Release Brain Westbrook
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Former Pro-Bowl running back Brain Westbrook was released Tuesday by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Westbrook led the league in yards from scrimmage in 2007 with 2,104. He rushed for 1,333 yards and accounted for 12 touchdowns that season.
However, he spent much of 2009 on the bench after suffering two concussions.
LeSean McCoy will become Philadelphia’s No. 1 running back.
Westbrook was a third-round pick out of Villanova in the 2002 draft. He is Philadelphia’s career leader in yards from scrimmage. He also ranks second in yards rushing behind Wilbert Montgomery and third in receptions behind Harold Carmichael and Pete Retzlaff.
Westbrook is the second big-time running back to be released in two days. LaDainian Tomlinson was shown the door by the San Diego Chargers.
Both Westbrook and Tomlinson turned 30 last summer and have been sidelined by injuries that kept them from performing at the level they displayed in their primes.
