"We'll be exchanging reps, I'm sure," Allen said, when asked about Page and the Cleveland game. "We'll take it for what it is, and [I'll] take advantage of the chances I get."
On his radio show last night, Eagles coach Andy Reid was asked about the safety situation. He referenced Allen's surgery, and said: "We've kinda eased him back in and given Page some reps. They're both playin' back there and doin' their thing."
Saturday, when Reid spoke for the first time since the game, he was asked about Allen and said: "Yeah, his knee's OK, his knee's OK. We gave him time, cautious time, and that was on our part, during training camp. But his knee is fine."
Sunday, defensive coordinator Juan Castillo was asked if Allen is completely healthy, in light of his alarming performance in Pittsburgh.
"I think part of it is just getting comfortable being back out there, and having confidence in his knee," Castillo said.
Yesterday, Allen said: "On the bad days, it feels like my tendon is real tight. My motion gets a little tight, and it's hard to explode off of it. Gotta get my quad back. My quad isn't fully developed yet, where it needs to be. It went [down] to nothing" following his Dec. 21 patellar tendon surgery.
Page, who turns 27 in October, is a 5-year veteran with the Chiefs and Patriots, who has 40 NFL starts under his belt. He signed with the Eagles Aug. 2 and hasn't been featured all that prominently until this week, perhaps because he is learning a new defense.
