The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon from the St. Louis Rams for rookie wide receiver Brandon Gibson and a fifth-round pick in 2010. The Eagles made the trade to get Witherspoon, an eight-year veteran who spent his first four seasons with Carolina. He was the Rams' starter at the weakside spot and had 36 tackles and one forced fumble this season.
"He's a three-down linebacker, and he can play both the MIKE position and the WIL linebacker position," Eagles coach Andy Reid said of Witherspoon, who will play the middle. "He's very good at both of them. He's a good cover linebacker. He has the flexibility to cover tight ends and running backs and that type of thing, which is a plus (Sportsline)."
Nice move by the Eagles who have had to deal with injuries at the LB position. Witherspoon is a solid player, and you can count on him to stay on the field as he has only missing 2 games in his 8 year career. Even with the Eagles falling to the lowly Raiders last week I still think they are a top 5 team in the NFC...
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