Eagles signed DB Geoffrey Pope off the Bengals practice squad.
Pope will add depth in the secondary with Joselio Hanson and Ellis Hobbs out and Sheldon Brown dealing with a nagging hamstring injury.
Eagles signed RT Winston Justice to a four-year, $18.15 million extension. The deal includes a $6 million signing bonus.
It's amazing how far Justice has come from his six-sack embarrassment against Osi Umenyiora in 2007. Despite cries of fear from observers, Justice stepped in for Shawn Andrews at right tackle this season and has vastly exceeded expectations. He was set to enter restricted free agency in 2010, but is now locked in through 2013 and received an immediate $3 million salary bump this year, on top of the signing bonus. Still just 25, Justice will be a bargain for the Birds for the next four seasons.
Kevin Curtis (knee) has been ruled out for Week 12.
Curtis is back in Philadelphia and for rehab, but doesn't appear close to returning. He hasn't even begun running on his surgically repaired knee.
The Steelers have reportedly contacted free agent Jeff Garcia about the possibility of signing with the team.
Pittsburgh is dealing with injuries to Ben Roethlisberger (concussion) and Charlie Batch (season-threatening wrist surgery), and will hold a QB tryout on Tuesday. Garcia was on the Eagles' roster earlier this season, appearing in one game. Rather than start Garcia or inexperienced third QB Dennis Dixon, look for the Steelers to push Roethlisberger to play against Baltimore.
Eagles coach Andy Reid said Asante Samuel suffered a neck strain -- and not a stinger -- during Sunday night's win over the Bears.
Reid didn't sound too concerned about Samuel's availability for this week's game against the Redskins. He said Samuel "felt good" after the game and Monday morning. Expect the Birds' light tackling cover corner to suit up.
DeSean Jackson does not have a catch in the red zone this season.
D-Jax has five touchdown catches, but they're all on long plays. Donovan McNabb has struggled in the red zone and is now looking almost exclusively for Brent Celek and Jason Avant. Still, the lack of red zone production hasn't hurt Jackson as he makes big play after big play. He's a very nice WR2.
Sheldon Brown tweaked his slightly torn hamstring during Sunday night's win over the Bears.
Brown had to convince the trainers he could play and then came up a little gimpy after chasing down a long run. He was going to only play in nickel situations, but when Asante Samuel left the game with a stinger Brown sprinted on to the field before the coaches could tell him not to. He'll miss more practice time this week but it's hard to see him sitting out against the Redskins.
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