MENDING DEFENSE

0 Comments | Philadelphia Daily News, September, 2006 | by LES BOWEN

ANDY REID said yesterday he hadn't even thought about the fact that he lost his highest-profile defensive player for the season Sunday in an overtime that should never have been necessary. Reid and the Eagles probably will have many occasions to ponder how they lost Jevon Kearse, though, as they try to navigate the remaining 14 games of the season without their starting left defensive end, who sprained his left knee's medial collateral, lateral collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments when he ran into teammate Mike Patterson while they were sacking Giants quarterback Eli Manning, 4 minutes, 42 seconds into overtime.

The Eagles were in the process of turning a 24-7, fourth-quarter lead into a 30-24 loss. Defensive coordinator Jim Johnson said 2003 first-round draft choice...

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