A feel-good story in sports, with a longshot making a team, is always something heartwarming. In this case, we're talking about Danny Amendola, who's a longshot, but seemingly still impressing the Philadelphia Eagles.

Throughout the history of the Philadelphia Eagles, we have all witnessed the likes of Chuck Bednarick, Reggie White, Harold Carmichael, and many more. All of these guys have given us, the fans, the entertainment we all seek on Sundays.

The city of Philadelphia has been built on the toughness of their residents, and throughout the history of the Philadelphia Eagles, toughness was never questioned among their players.

The average Eagle enthusiast will probably not recognize these five players. It is not because they are recently drafted rookies, newly signed free agents, or one of Jeff Lurie's grandchildren who may have happened to just walk on. It is because these members of the team have played very little---or they haven't played yet at all.

Amidst the ones that identify themselves as "Eagle Fans" was another tragedy that continued to fuel this off season's woes. The Philadelphia faithful had already endured the painful experience of seeing Brian Dawkins walk from the team, as well as their beloved defensive mastermind take a leave of absence to treat his diagnosed cancer. What else could go wrong?

This past week Eagles running back Brian Westbrook underwent surgery on his bad ankle. While the Philadelphia Eagles organization is down playing the injury, one has to wonder if Westbrook can find success in 2009.

The season hasn't even started yet, and the Philadelphia Eagles are faced with another injury to star halfback, Brian Westbrook. The Villanova alum has been one of the biggest threats in the league while with the Eagles. But Westbrook has struggled to stay healthy, and he will now be getting surgery on his right ankle during the offseason.