Good thing the Eagles aren't playing Sunday

By Steven Lienert

What's going on with Andy Reid's sons is bad. Really bad.

And it gets worse, as NBC10.com has reported that needles were the "drug paraphernalia" that was found.

Not a bowl or baggie of weed. Needles. The things you use to inject something into you that can kill you. Ugh.

Reid's two sons, Garrett and Britt, were allegedly caught with the drug paraphernalia after Britt allegedly brandished a gun during a road-rage incident and Garrett was in a serious car wreck in Conshohocken, both on the same day.

How much trouble are these guys in?

Reid doesn't tolerate this kind of behavior from his football team, let alone his own family.

How would you like to be in their shoes?

I don't know who delivers the news to Reid when one of his players does something stupid, but I certainly wouldn't want to be the one to have to look him in the eye and say something to the effect of "Dad, I have something really horrible to tell ya..."

From a people standpoint, in all seriousness, I hope this isn't what it's starting to seem to be.

From a selfish and tongue-in-cheek standpoint, as an Eagles fan, I'm really glad the Birds aren't in Super Bowl XLI. First, the Colts would have torched them again, this time in front of the whole world to see.

Second, if the Eagles magic-carpet ride had continued to this point, this story would be bigger than the O.J. Simpson trial. Media people from Japan would be asking Reid questions about his sons' heroin habits instead of how to stop Peyton Manning.

'Distraction' wouldn't be a big enough word to cover it.

And at this point, I'm hoping it doesn't become a distraction from the Eagles' 2007 season.

Lienert can be reached at stevelienert@hotmail.com


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