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Eagles’ defensive end Abiamiri had knee surgery in February, Reid reveals

Eagles coach Andy Reid mentioned during last week’s NFL draft that defensive end Victor Abiamiri would not be participating in minicamps after knee surgery. Reid sidestepped specific questions about Abiamiri’s injury. Asked about it again yesterday, he deferred to head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder, who met with reporters following the afternoon session. By then, no one familiar with the ways of injury reporting in professional sports was surprised to hear Burkholder explain that Abiamiri had microfracture surgery on his left knee, which could be career-threatening, on Feb. 9. In sports, good injury news travels fast. Bad injury news follows a different timetable. “It’s a big injury,” …

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Eagles’ defensive end Abiamiri had knee surgery in February, Reid reveals

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