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DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORT

Posted: January 27, 2012

ANDY REID hasn't said much to the press since his overhyped, underproducing Eagles ended the season at .500.

But Reid broke his silence (somewhat) to Sixers.com's Matt Cord at the Sixers game Wednesday, answering some pretty unique questions - just not on anything that Eagles fans really wanted to hear.

However, if you're an Andy fan, there were some interesting tidbits from Big Red.

On the Sixers:

"It's great to be here. This is an enjoyable product they are putting out here. Doug Collins is a heck of a basketball coach and it's good that he's back in the game doing what he's doing. He's got some players, too, now. Those guys are playing their hearts out for him. They're very impressive. I'm enjoying watching this."

On playing basketball as a kid:

"Actually, I did. I was a little bit lighter back in those days. I still talk to my high school basketball coach about once a week. I must have done OK, I was kind of the enforcer."

On being a fan of the Lakers:

"We played at halftime of Lakers games, coming up through the YMCA program. Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain, who we all know here in Philadelphia . . . I had a chance to see all of those guys in person up close. They met us and shook hands with us. I've been an NBA fan forever."

On watching the Pro Bowl:

"I try to watch every football game there is. I wish we were still playing and [LeSean McCoy, Jason Babin and Jason Peters] weren't playing in the Pro Bowl and they were in the Super Bowl. I will watch the Pro Bowl and cross my fingers that none of them gets hurt and that they win so they get a little bit of extra money to support their families."

On the Super Bowl:

"I'll watch it. I think it's a tossup for those two teams. It's going to be a great game. I'm a fan of the sport. I enjoy it. I want the Philadelphia Eagles to be in that game and to win that game, particularly for this city and for all our fans."

Cord: Must be nice to be at a sporting event and not have to worry . . .

Reid: "I sit here and I scout. I'm looking at tight ends, defensive ends and corners out here. There's some potential, I'll tell ya."