Cooley, two others hurt

By David Elfin The Washington Times - October 26, 2009, 09:32PM

Pro Bowl tight end Chris Cooley has injured his ankle. Teammates Byron Westbrook and H.B. Blades have injured their knees.

Cooley, who has never missed a game during his six seasons, was just carted to the locker room.

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Westbrook and Blades are special-teamers. Westbrook is the younger brother of Eagles star running back Brian Westbrook, who’s not expected to return after suffering a concussion when accidentally kneed in the head by London Fletcher during the first quarter.

The Westbrook brothers played at DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville.

— David Elfin

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David Elfin

David Elfin has been following Washington-area sports teams since the late 1960s. David began his journalism career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., history) and Syracuse University (M.S., telecommunications). He wrote for the Bulletin (Philadelphia), the Post-Standard (Syracuse) and The Washington Post before coming to The Washington Times in 1986. He has covered colleges, the Orioles ...