Westbrook shows, Andrews stays away

Notes from Camp

Only one player did not show up on time for the mandatory 7:00 pm (et) team meeting and it wasn't Brian Westbrook. As reported earlier by Pro Football Talk, . Pro Bowl guard Shawn Andrews stayed away and was the only player not to report to camp.

*Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither, who is set to move to the weakside this season, was one of the first to arrive this afternoon talked about camp:

“I’m excited to get the ball rolling this year," Gaither said. "We got a lot of people coming back and it feels good to get up here to training camp and get it over with. "This is the best part. Getting back and seeing everybody. Meeting back with everybody after the break.”

*Andy Reid has installed a new policy for this year’s training camp allowing players over the age of 30 to rest every third day of practice. Left tackle Tra Thomas arrived this afternoon with this reaction to Reid’s idea: “I like it. I like it a lot…I think it’ll have a big impact on us. Being at training camp is tough. It’s a lot of full contact. That day of rest will be good…Three years ago, I wish he would have done that.” Tra Thomas turned 33 last November.

*Teammates and reporters were all a little surprised to see offensive lineman Todd Herremans arrive in a black van that closely resembled the 1983 GMC G-Series (G-15) van from the famous American action adventure television show, The A-Team.

“I just got it yesterday. It’s something I’ve wanted to put together for a while,” Herremans said. But don’t be fooled by the outward appearance of this seemingly ordinary van. His new set of wheels features a HDTV, play station, lifted suspension, automatic car starter, a supped up stereo system and much more.

*Tomorrow's practice times is 3:30 pm only and closed to fans.