Eagles' Reid Addresses Flap With Owens

BETHLEHEM, Pa. Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid spoke publicly for the first time Sunday since Terrell Owens gave his side of the heated dispute Wednesday that prompted the coach to send the wide receiver home for a week. - NFL Football -
Reid said he does not anticipate talking to Owens again before Wednesday, when Owens is scheduled to return to the team, joining it at the NovaCare Complex in South Philadelphia.
Thursday, Owens called Reid "a controlling person" and referred to quarterback Donovan McNabb as "a hypocrite" whom he had no desire to talk to. He also accused offensive coordinator Brad Childress of antagonizing him.
"Like I said, I am not going to get into anything with the media and so on," Reid said. "Obviously, I don't like our players doing that, but that's as much as I'm going to get into."
Reid insisted that Owens' presence did not wear on him during the Eagles' stay at Lehigh.
"It really hasn't," he said. "I take care of those things that I can control, and I can't control what he says off the property here. - NFL Football -
"Obviously, you don't want to say things about a coach or another player. But I don't worry about all that -- all the distractions. You just put those aside, and you concentrate on those things and those people that are out here working to win a championship. That is what this team has done, and that is what the coaches have done."
BEARS: Agreed to a one-year deal with veteran quarterback Jeff Blake, two days after Rex Grossman broke his left ankle.
Grossman, expected to be the starter, was scheduled for surgery this afternoon and will miss three to four months. - NFL Football -
COWBOYS: According to owner Jerry Jones, right tackle Jacob Rogers sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee Saturday against the Cardinals.
Rogers was scheduled to undergo an MRI when the team returned to Oxnard, Calif. Rogers had an MRI on his left shoulder last week that showed no damage.
JETS: Quarterback Chad Pennington's surgically repaired right shoulder will get its first big test of training camp today. - NFL Football -
Pennington, recovering from a torn rotator cuff that caused him to miss minicamp and offseason training, was scheduled to throw in both practice sessions -- the first time since camp began that Pennington will participate in more than one practice.
RAIDERS: Defensive line coach Sam Clancy was taken to a hospital Saturday night after he fainted on the sideline during Oakland's preseason game against the 49ers.