Brian Westbrook To Have Surgery: Uh-Oh for Philly?

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Published: June 4, 2009

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... "Only in Philadelphia" or "We're cursed" are perfect for the situation the Eagles have been put in.

If you haven't figured it out by now, Brian Westbrook is due to have surgery on his injured right ankle. Dr. Mark Myerson will be performing the surgery on Friday in Baltimore. In a statement released by the Eagles, the surgery is said to be a "Debridement" of the ankle.

A debridement is the process of removing dead tissue or foreign material from and around a wound to expose healthy tissue. This is just another setback for the oft-injured running back.

Westbrook was coming off of a very tough injury-plagued 2008 campaign and prior to the season had received a new six year contract.

The timetable for his return will be determined sometime post-surgery. Early reports said that the possibility of a surgery could sideline Westbrook until the end of preseason or the beginning of the regular season.

But, this procedure is nothing major, so it is safe to...

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