Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy will not receive a fine for a hit he put on Philadelphia Eagles tight end L.J. Smith on Sunday, according to Randall Liu, the NFC information manager for the NFL.

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Smith, the Eagles' veteran tight end, signed his one-year franchise tender on Wednesday, guaranteeing him about $4½ million in 2008 and allowing him to continue his rehab from various 2007 injuries inside the doors of the team's South Philadelphia complex.

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It's not what the Eagles have done to upgrade in the offseason but what they still must accomplish which is of paramount concern to fans accustomed to making the playoffs six out of every seven years, not one out of every three.

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The day after the Eagles finished the season with a win over the Bills, L.J. Smith hobbled out of the NovaCare for the final time. Or so he thought. "I said goodbye to my teammates," he said. "I really thought I wasn't going to be back."

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Could it be? Good news from L.J. Smith? We've been down this road before. L.J. Smith feels good for a day or two, then experiences a setback. Maybe this time will be different.

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It's not enough for L.J. Smith to be back and healthy. He wants to be back and healthy and productive. Smith said yesterday he doesn't see any reason why he won't be ready to play on Sept. 9, when the Eagles and Packers open the regular season at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

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He's healthy now. He's just not in shape. Tight end L.J. Smith, who underwent sports hernia surgery on May 31, participated in full-contact practice yesterday for the first time.

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After seeing what happened to Donovan McNabb two years ago, the words "sports hernia" will get any Eagles fan's attention. No need to worry, the Eagles claim.

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