Monday, November 16, 2009

Reid unsure on Westbrook

Andy Reid is unsure if Brian Westbrook will return this season after the versatile running back suffered a second concussion in a four-week span during Sunday's game against San Diego.

Westbrook missed two games after his initial concussion, sustained October 26 against Washington before returning to the field on Sunday.

"I think it's too early to tell right now [if he'll play again this season]," Reid said Monday. "[Westbrook playing again] is the last thing on my mind right now. Football is not the important thing. We have to get him analyzed and tested and go from there."

Reid said the team took every precaution after Westbrook's last concussion before allowing him to return to the field.

"We took every precautionary measure and it happened again," Reid noted. "We left it up to the doctors. There was a chance he could have played the week before but we held him out of that one. Tests came back normal, so the experts felt comfortable and we went with it."

The oft-injured Westbrook, who also missed a game earlier this season due to an ankle sprain, had just six carries for 28 yards before exiting Sunday's contest.

"He was foggy when he stood up and walked off the field," Reid said Monday about Westbrook's condition after the injury. "We could sense that there was something wrong there."

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