Montae Reagor

The Eagles hosted another free-agent visitor yesterday, bringing in defensive tackle Montae Reagor, who spent the last four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Reagor, who will continue his visit today, is trying to return from a serious car accident that limited him to five games last season. The Colts cut Reagor earlier this month before he was due to receive a $1.05 million roster bonus. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound tackle suffered severe facial injuries when the SUV he was driving to the Colts' Oct. 22 home game against the Washington Redskins flipped over after being hit by another car. Reagor, 29, needed surgery to repair a fractured orbital bone in his right eye and was placed on the team's non-football injury list a little more than a month after the accident.

Another day, another couple of unemployed NFL offensive coordinators. The Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars are the latest to put their offensive bosses in the recycling bin. The Bears fired former Rutgers coach Terry Shea after a 5-11 season in which the team ranked last in scoring and total yards, using four quarterbacks. They had more lost fumbles (21) than offensive touchdowns (19). Shea was previously the quarterbacks coach of the high-scoring Kansas City Chiefs.

Jim Finn, the former Penn star who was an underrated presence in the New York Giants' backfield, was placed on injured reserve yesterday, according to ESPN.com. The 30-year-old blocking back will miss the 2007 season and undergo surgery Monday to repair an injured shoulder labrum (cartilage), ESPN said. The injury occurred last month during organized team activities, the Web site reported. In 106 appearances, including 45 starts, Finn carried only 11 times for 30 yards but had 60 receptions for 423 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles may not be finished with the free-agent portion of their off-season, and once again they could be looking for a former member of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts to help them. Strong safety Mike Doss, a second-round draft pick by the Colts in 2003, is scheduled to visit the Eagles today after spending yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. Doss, 26, was limited to six games last season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which he suffered Oct. 22 in a game against Washington.

Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson likely will be subject to discipline by the NFL after being arrested and charged with marijuana possession last Saturday in South Jersey. Word of Patterson's arrest circulated yesterday when Evesham Police Capt. Jeff Gural sent out a news release detailing the incident, which occurred just after 6 a.m. The release said Patterson, 24, was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams. According to the NFL's collective-bargaining agreement, "a player will normally be subject to discipline up to and including suspension without pay for four regular and/or postseason games for a first violation of the law related to substances of abuse other than alcohol.

Three injured Indianapolis Colts starters - record-setting receiver Marvin Harrison, Pro Bowl linebacker Cato June, and starting right tackle Ryan Diem - will not travel to Seattle for Indianapolis' game against the Seahawks today. Harrison broke a bone in his right hand and did not practice all week. June has spent the last two months dealing with a sports hernia, a sore knee and a sore ankle. Diem is expected to miss the final two regular-season games with a sprained ligament in his left knee and hopes to return for Indy's first playoff game Jan. 14 or 15. Assistant head coach Jim Caldwell said none of the three would travel.

Go ahead and remember. Remember that early October afternoon 13 years ago when everything went right for the Eagles and everything went wrong for the San Francisco 49ers. Remember when unproven Charlie Garner made his NFL debut by bulldozing through the Niners' defense. Remember when the Birds' defense so terrorized Steve Young that his coach, George Seifert, pulled the quarterback midway through the third quarter, mainly for Young's protection. Remember the point spread - San Francisco by 9 - and remember the result: Eagles 40, Niners 8. Anything can happen.

PHOENIX - Tony Dungy was at the RCA Dome on Oct. 22 hours before the Indianapolis Colts' game against Washington. The head coach looked around and thought it was odd that Montae Reagor was not already in the building. Then Dungy heard. En route to the game, Reagor had been in a horrible accident when a car sideswiped his sport-utility vehicle, causing it to roll three times. "We had had so many things that had happened" last season, Dungy said yesterday. "It was just kind of, 'Ah, here is another kind of unbelievable thing.

The Eagles reentered the free-agent phase of their off-season yesterday by signing a defensive tackle known for his ability to stop the run. After visiting with the New England Patriots a day earlier, Ian Scott signed a one-year deal with the Eagles. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but he likely received slightly more than the veteran minimum salary of $595,000. He made $460,000 last season with the Chicago Bears and started in 10 of the team's 19 games, including their Super Bowl loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

No one associated with the Indianapolis Colts is making a big deal of the team's undefeated record through the first nine games of the season. It's business as usual. It's just that the usual business with the Colts is winning games. With a win last week over Buffalo, Indianapolis became the first team ever to start back-to-back seasons with nine consecutive wins. The Colts have won 31 of their last 34 games, a stretch that includes winning streaks of 13, nine and eight games. They play at 5-4 Dallas today, before finishing the NFC portion of their schedule next week at home against the Eagles.

Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson likely will be subject to discipline by the NFL after being arrested and charged with marijuana possession last Saturday in South Jersey. Word of Patterson's arrest circulated yesterday when Evesham Police Capt. Jeff Gural sent out a news release detailing the incident, which occurred just after 6 a.m. The release said Patterson, 24, was charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams. According to the NFL's collective-bargaining agreement, "a player will normally be subject to discipline up to and including suspension without pay for four regular and/or postseason games for a first violation of the law related to substances of abuse other than alcohol.

Go ahead and remember. Remember that early October afternoon 13 years ago when everything went right for the Eagles and everything went wrong for the San Francisco 49ers. Remember when unproven Charlie Garner made his NFL debut by bulldozing through the Niners' defense. Remember when the Birds' defense so terrorized Steve Young that his coach, George Seifert, pulled the quarterback midway through the third quarter, mainly for Young's protection. Remember the point spread - San Francisco by 9 - and remember the result: Eagles 40, Niners 8. Anything can happen.

Jim Finn, the former Penn star who was an underrated presence in the New York Giants' backfield, was placed on injured reserve yesterday, according to ESPN.com. The 30-year-old blocking back will miss the 2007 season and undergo surgery Monday to repair an injured shoulder labrum (cartilage), ESPN said. The injury occurred last month during organized team activities, the Web site reported. In 106 appearances, including 45 starts, Finn carried only 11 times for 30 yards but had 60 receptions for 423 yards and a touchdown.

The Eagles reentered the free-agent phase of their off-season yesterday by signing a defensive tackle known for his ability to stop the run. After visiting with the New England Patriots a day earlier, Ian Scott signed a one-year deal with the Eagles. Terms of the contract were not disclosed, but he likely received slightly more than the veteran minimum salary of $595,000. He made $460,000 last season with the Chicago Bears and started in 10 of the team's 19 games, including their Super Bowl loss to the Indianapolis Colts.

The Eagles may not be finished with the free-agent portion of their off-season, and once again they could be looking for a former member of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts to help them. Strong safety Mike Doss, a second-round draft pick by the Colts in 2003, is scheduled to visit the Eagles today after spending yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. Doss, 26, was limited to six games last season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which he suffered Oct. 22 in a game against Washington.

PHOENIX - Tony Dungy was at the RCA Dome on Oct. 22 hours before the Indianapolis Colts' game against Washington. The head coach looked around and thought it was odd that Montae Reagor was not already in the building. Then Dungy heard. En route to the game, Reagor had been in a horrible accident when a car sideswiped his sport-utility vehicle, causing it to roll three times. "We had had so many things that had happened" last season, Dungy said yesterday. "It was just kind of, 'Ah, here is another kind of unbelievable thing.

The Eagles added another defensive tackle yesterday because their philosophy is that you can never, ever have enough offensive or defensive linemen. "The more the merrier," general manager Tom Heckert said after the Eagles signed free agent Montae Reagor to a three-year contract worth about $6.5 million, including slightly less than $2 million in guaranteed money. Reagor said he was happy to be here, and considering what he went through last season with the Indianapolis Colts, there was no doubt he meant it. "The accident was very, very scary," Reagor said, referring to the car crash that ended his 2006 season after five games and denied him an opportunity to play for the victorious Colts in Super Bowl XLI. Reagor said the SUV he was driving to an Oct. 22 home game against Washington was sideswiped, and "I flipped over three times.

The Eagles hosted another free-agent visitor yesterday, bringing in defensive tackle Montae Reagor, who spent the last four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Reagor, who will continue his visit today, is trying to return from a serious car accident that limited him to five games last season. The Colts cut Reagor earlier this month before he was due to receive a $1.05 million roster bonus. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound tackle suffered severe facial injuries when the SUV he was driving to the Colts' Oct. 22 home game against the Washington Redskins flipped over after being hit by another car. Reagor, 29, needed surgery to repair a fractured orbital bone in his right eye and was placed on the team's non-football injury list a little more than a month after the accident.

No one associated with the Indianapolis Colts is making a big deal of the team's undefeated record through the first nine games of the season. It's business as usual. It's just that the usual business with the Colts is winning games. With a win last week over Buffalo, Indianapolis became the first team ever to start back-to-back seasons with nine consecutive wins. The Colts have won 31 of their last 34 games, a stretch that includes winning streaks of 13, nine and eight games. They play at 5-4 Dallas today, before finishing the NFC portion of their schedule next week at home against the Eagles.

Three injured Indianapolis Colts starters - record-setting receiver Marvin Harrison, Pro Bowl linebacker Cato June, and starting right tackle Ryan Diem - will not travel to Seattle for Indianapolis' game against the Seahawks today. Harrison broke a bone in his right hand and did not practice all week. June has spent the last two months dealing with a sports hernia, a sore knee and a sore ankle. Diem is expected to miss the final two regular-season games with a sprained ligament in his left knee and hopes to return for Indy's first playoff game Jan. 14 or 15. Assistant head coach Jim Caldwell said none of the three would travel.