Aug 18, 2008
Story Timeline: 142 days
Tony Hunt has earned more playing time. Everybody knows it’s not coming at the expense of Brian Westbrook. So the dilemma facing Eagles head coach Andy Reid is how to get Hunt on the field more without having Westbrook on the field less. The answer is fullback. Reid said Hunt, the second-year pro from Penn State, will get a look at fullback, a position he’s never played other than a few snaps here and there in college. “Any chance you get to get on the field is a great opportunity,” Hunt said this morning before practice at the NovaCare Complex. “I just want to play. You know Brian is going to play a lot and there’s not much room (at tailback), so this is a chance for me to get on the field.” Hunt enjoyed his best preseason game as a pro on Friday night at the Linc, rushing five times for 79 yards, including a 51-yard...
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