Eagles OL Shawn Andrews Proves '08 NFL Soap Opera Goes Beyond Favre

With personalities such as Deion Sanders, Terrell Owens, and Chad Johnson, the NFL over the years has started to resemble a soap opera.  You could probably give out an award each year for biggest drama queen, most bizarre story, most annoying story, most over-hyped story...etc.  So for fun, let's take a look at one particular player who is in the running for most intriguing preseason storyline. While Brett Favre is the clear front-runner, you have to look no further than Eagles Pro Bowl offensive lineman Shawn Andrews for his closest competition. Andrews failed to show up for the start of Eagles training camp last Thursday night and can been fined $15,000 per day. The Eagles' official statement on the matter is that, "Shawn is not in camp for personal reasons but his absence is not excused," meaning it is not like Shawn is dealing with a death in the family or the birth of a child. Coach Andy Reid added that it has nothing to do with his contract or his weight. Shawn ... (link)