With Stewart Bradley Injured, Eagles Should Look at Derrick Brooks

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Published: August 5, 2009

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... season ending ACL tear, the linebacking corps are left perilously thin.

Before Bradley’s injury and resulting surgery, Philadelphia was set to begin the season with Chris Gocong on the strong side, rising star Bradley manning the middle, and the winner of the Akeem Jordan/Omar Gaither training camp competition on the weak side.

With Bradley’s injury, the linebacker landscape changes significantly.

Second year man Joe Mays, along with former MLB starter Gaither, figure to be the leading candidates to take control of the defense, but not without questions. With all of his focus being shifted to the WILL position, will Gaither be able to revert back to the MIKE position seamlessly? Is Mays, who only dressed for two games during his rookie year, ready to be an every-...

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