Two Gibsons Down, One Depth Issue to Go for the Eagles?

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Published: October 23, 2009

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... besides a last name...nothing, that is, except the fact that they’re now both ex-Eagles.

Brandon was traded to the St. Louis Rams as part of the Will Witherspoon deal Tuesday afternoon, and less than 24 hours later, Mike was signed off the practice squad by the Seattle Seahawks.

Sure, between them they have been active for all of one game in their NFL careers—but that’s pretty much all it took for Tom Brady to pave his path to the Pro Bowl.

Okay, wild comparisons aside, the Gibsons at the very least represented depth at what have become the Eagles’ two most worrisome positions.

In Brandon’s case, his talent (and Reggie Brown’s iron-clad contract) forced Andy Reid to uncharacteristically keep seven wide receivers on the final 53-man roster. The 2009 seve...

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