"BETHLEHEM - Everybody seems to expect Brian Westbrook to report to Eagles camp on time tonight. For one thing, holding out when you're under contract, which cost Westbrook "only'' $7,000 a day, times 6 days, in 2005, today is fined at $15,000 a day plus a prorated portion of the player's signing bonus, proving that something really is going up faster than gas prices. The signing-bonus thing is complicated - in this case, think in terms of a potential seven-figure fine, a league source said.

Also, the ball is pretty much in Westbrook's court right now when it comes to negotiating a new contract with the team, to replace the one he doesn't like. The Eagles have made it clear they are eager to sit down with Westbrook's new agent, once he officially designates one. Last night, that still hadn't happened, more than 24 hours after Westbrook apparently text-messaged teammates that he was going with Atlanta-based Todd France.

Is Westbrook changing his mind? That seemed very possible last night, when a league source said Westbrook is talking to other agents. J.R. Rickert, who looked like the leading contender earlier in the week, could be back in contention."