delawareonline.com
Jul 25, 2008
Eagles running back remains hopeful of new contract; Sheppard shows up, avoids media By GEOFF MOSHER • The News Journal • July 25, 2008 BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Not until well after 5 p.m. -- after most of the Escalades and Range Rovers had rolled through, unloaded and parked -- did Brian Westbrook's black BMW 750Li come to a complete stop outside the third of three Lehigh University dorms. "I'm here," Westbrook said Thursday, surrounded by a mob of TV and newspaper reporters. Yes, but for how long? Westbrook, who's seeking a restructuring or extension of the five-year, $25 million contract he signed in 2005, is hoping talks between his new agent, Todd France, and Eagles management keep the All-Pro running back here for the rest of camp. "I feel very comfortable with him," Westbrook said of France. "I think he's a competent agent, a...
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