Sportsnight reporting Andy Reids son in car accident, other involved in roadrage

[rjs246]

Nice smilie. Idiot.

[Munson]

Nice smilie. Idiot.

Woah. Did you hurt yourself on that one?

And I thought you'd like the smiley, a nice touch I added just for your enjoyment.

[Sgt PSN]

OMG!  Random, irrelevant smilie attacks.  

[Wingspan]

Reid Takes Leave of Absence

[Rome]

Nothing more than an extended vacation.

[ice grillin you]

they arent doing anything in free agency anyway

[SunMo]

yeah really, the perfect time to take off

[Diomedes]

for those who don't want to click and wait:

Eagles President Joe Banner has announced that head coach Andy Reid has taken a leave of absence from his duties as the team's head coach/executive vice president of football operations to attend to personal matters involving his family.

Here is what the Eagles released in a brief statement:

"Philadelphia Eagles President Joe Banner today announced that Andy Reid will take a leave of absence from his duties as head coach/executive vice president of football operations in order to attend to personal matters involving his family. The leave of absence will last until approximately mid-March 2007. At that point, Reid will return to his regular duties with the Eagles."

Banner will address the media at 1:30 p.m. today in the NovaCare Complex auditorium and you can watch it live on PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Also, a special edition Eagles Live! will start at 1:20 p.m. today.

Reid has been dealing with the recent legal troubles involving his sons, Garrett and Britt, and will miss the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis from February 22-28.

Free agency begins on March 2. The NFL draft is on April 28-29.

[BigEd76]

It means he'll skip the scouting combine too.  No offensive linemen this year!

[SunMo]

what's he going to do at home, honestly?

and if he was going to do something effective to help the kids, what can he do in a month?  this is all PC bullshtein, and frankly i'm surprised.  i thought they'd just not acknowledge it until the season started.

[ice grillin you]

maybe heroin detox takes about a month

[Quasimoto]

Joe Banner at the combine makes me wet.

[SunMo]

yeah well, he better be watching tape of some DT's while his kid has the DT's

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Heckert is the man, then.

[Beermonkey]

maybe heroin detox takes about a month

You're probably right, both of them are most likely undergoing some level of rehab, which requires some participation from the family.