PHOTO: New England Patriots' Richard Seymour (93) holds the
Vince Lombardi trophy after the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers 32-29
to win Super Bowl XXXVIII, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael
Conroy)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (16-2) VS PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (15-3)
By Patriots Insider Staff
New England Patriots
No injuries to report
Players who did not participate in "team" practice:
WED All players participated
Philadelphia Eagles
QUESTIONABLE: WR Terrell Owens (ankle)
PROBABLE: T Jon Runyan (knee); LB Mark Simoneau (ankle); TE L.J. Smith
(back)
Players who did not participate in "team" practice:
WED All players participated
LEGEND
OUT: Definitely
will not play.
DOUBTFUL: At least 75 percent chance will not play.
QUESTIONABLE: A 50-50 chance will not play.
PROBABLE: Virtual certainty that player will be available for normal
duty.
NOTES: DL, Richard Seymour was not listed on the injury report for the
first time since he was injured against the New York Jets in week 16. Seymour
has been gradually working his way back to active duty, and was a question mark
in the AFC Championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Leading up to
the game, it was presumed Seymour would be a gametime decision. According to
published reports, Seymour wasn't ready to play, and gametime wouldn't have
made much difference.
The longstanding philosphy of Belichick's in one where a player who doesn't
practice the week of the game, by Thursday or Friday, they will not play on
Sunday.
All other players participated in practice.
EAGLES:
At the event known as media day, or maybe more appropriately, a day at the
circus, wide receiver Terrell Owens announced to the masses that he will play
on Sunday. Expect to see TO suit up for the greatest stage of his life... if
for nothing more than a few more moments of attention. On Tuesday the sports
channels showed clips of TO during Monday's practice, moving throuhg a drill
at what might be considered 1/3 speed. His movements looked deliberate, and
cautious, but did not display a sense of compensation for the foot injury he
is trying to rehab. Even though TO is listed on the injury report as questionable,
he will likely suit up to try to play through the injury.
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