If This Day Was Any Worse For The Eagles, An IR Placement, Steroids, And Drew Rosenhaus Would Have A New Eagle Client. Oh, Wait....

It may be Veterans Day today, but that does not mean not necessarily make it a good day if you are the Eagles. For the Eagles, this has been the day from hell and then some. As if it was not bad enough that CB/kick returner Ellis Hobbs had to put on IR, solid back up Joselio Hanson is a 'roid user, and if that was not bad enough, a certain favorite Eagle of mine has decided to ditch his old agent and hire Drew Rosenhaus. Say it ain't so, DeSean! Via All Things Philly Sports

First, let's deal with the injuries. Cornerback and primary kick returner Ellis Hobbs was placed on IR today with a spine injury, a move that ends his season. Hobbs had been an effective kick returner as well as a contributor in nickel and dime packages on defense, so this is definitely a blow to the Eagles. To replace Hobbs, the Eagles signed free agent CB Ramzee Robinson, who had played in 19 games in two seasons with the Lions in his career.

Later, more news came out about another pair of Eagles who are injured. RB Brian Westbrook and LB Akeem Jordan both sat out of practice as they each dealt with injuries. Westbrook is being held out due to his ankle injury but the Eagles still think he will be able to play against the Chargers on Sunday. Jordan, on the other hand, appears very likely to miss this weeks game, a move that further weakens a questionable linebacker group.

The Eagles also learned today that they will be without nickel corner Joselio Hanson for a month due to an unspecified reason. The early speculation is that Hanson did something to violate the NFL substance-abuse policy, a move that would force him out of 4 games. To replace Hanson, the Eagles called up CB Jack Ikegwuonu from their practice squad.

Finally, and possibly the worst news of all, Eagles WR DeSean Jackson has ditched his current agent and signed on with Drew Rosenhaus. Yep, that's the same Drew Rosenhaus who helped drive T.O. out of town a few years back. A move like this means that Jackson is going to want a payday sooner rather than later, and we all know how the Eagles feel about renegotiating contracts. This could get ugly.

In defense of Rosenhaus, sort of, he currently represents CB Jack Ikegwuonu and Shady, and they have not caused any problems so it may not be all bad, but if D-Jack does ask for a raise, the Eagles better be willing to give it to him. As I alluded to, D-Jack is my favorite Eagle and he is a very rare talent that Andy Reid unbelieveably picked up in the second round. It would be a shame to see a fallout this offseason over money when DeSean may be a huge piece to the puzzle that is keeping this Eagles organization on top for many years down the road.