Pro football is just a big revolving door, with lots of cash, torn ligaments and whores littered about. And only such a mechanism could facilitate the recent roster activity from the Philadelphia Eagles that probably seems a little more drastic than it already is. The rush of personnel activity was set off by McNabb’s fractured rib, an injury to which we would have expected the Eagles’ front office to become accustomed.

JEFF GARCIA SIGNED. The team has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Garcia, a 10-year veteran who played for Philadelphia in 2006 and went 6-2 in eight starts — including the playoffs — while McNabb was injured. via.

MICHAEL VICK ACTIVATED, HANK BASKETT CUT.The Philadelphia Eagles have elevated Michael Vick(notes) to the team’s 53-man roster.

The Eagles released receiver Hank Baskett(notes) to make room for Vick, who is eligible to play on Sept. 27 against the Kansas City Chiefs. The team said on its Web site that Vick, who had been on the exempt list, will begin practicing with the team on Wednesday, though he cannot play in Sunday’s home opener against the New Orleans Saints. via.

Kevin Kolb [pronounced "Cobb" for some reason] will get the start next week in Philly if McNabb can’t go. Vick will be eligible to play in Week 3, but the Eagles were fortunate to find a guy on waivers in Garcia that’s familiar with their system, because he probably would have been sent packing as soon as he learned everything. He’ll already have to wear a different number from the one he wore in 2006, as that No. 7 now hangs in Vick’s locker.

But that’s what the NFL does; they blast a load on your chest and then throw your clothes on your face and point to the money on the nightstand and mutter, “Get out.” Why might be why Jeff Garcia is so excited to be back. It’s funny because everyone thinks he’s gay. Well, everyone but his smoking hot wife, but everyone knows that pretty girls are dumb.

The highlight of yesterday’s Bucs-Chargers game — aside from the fact that it gives us a Philip Rivers-Jay Cutler battle royale for the AFC West next week — was Jeff Garcia opting not to slide after a scramble, and paying for it by getting Quentin Jammer’s shoulder planted into his helmet (video and more pictures after the jump).

I admit, I saw this and I was like, “Sweet!  There’s blood on his face.”  But the commentators really went crazy for it.  They were so excited it was like a couple tiger sharks were calling the game.  “GRRRR that’s some old-timey football!!!”  Please, it’s just a nosebleed.  I get those all the time when the pressure changes, and you don’t hear anyone calling me gritty.

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Even though Jeff Garcia is married to former Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare, everyone has a blast calling him gay, and Tony Kornheiser is no exception.  The money quote in the video is “Garcia, who loves to date hot quarterbacks…” and I think I detected a little bit of jealousy in Kornheiser’s voice.

As for the rest of Monday Night Football, the Panthers steamrolled the Bucs 38-23 using a bruising running game that broke Tampa Bay’s will in the second half.  DeAngelo Williams (186 yards, 2 TDs) and Jonathan Stewart (115, 2 TDs) ran freely around a Bucs defense that had allowed only one rushing touchdown all season entering the game.  Other fantasy studs were Steve Smith (117 yards, 1 TD) and the Bucs’ Antonio Bryant, who had nine receptions for 200 yards and two scores (including a ristupidous one-handed grab – watch after the jump) while sitting on your fantasy bench.

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This year's section of the SI Swimsuit Issue dedicated to athletes' wives brings us photos Michelle Damon (wife of overpaid Yankees CF Johnny), Ingrid Vandebosch (wife of NASCAR's Jeff Gordon), Carmella Garcia (beard of Bucs' QB Jeff), and La La Vazquez (fiancée of the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony).  And as you can see WAIT WHAT IS CARMELLA WEARING?  I haven't seen a waistline that high since I burned down the old folks' home.  What the hell are they doing covering up her stomach?  They know she was a Playmate, right?  I already have pictures of her stark naked on my hard drive, I don't need photos of her in some upside-down corset. 

This is like when Jenna Jameson quit straight porn and started doing only lesbian scenes.  It's like, hel-loooo, I already have the tape of you getting hollowed out by a group of dudes dressed as members of the Royal Air Force.  I watched it last night.  Don't play coy with me.

Carmella Decesare, wife of Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia, was ruled the sexiest wife in sports in Co-Ed Magazine's ranking of the 20 Sexiest Athlete Wives.  Except Co-Ed didn't so much rank them as much as they listed them arbitrarily without any justification.  And somehow "girlfriends" and "ex-wives" now also count as wives.  And they also think Rony Seikaly's ex-wife Elsa Benitez is Vanessa Bryant. 

Basically, it's as lazily compiled and ridiculous as any argument on Slate, but at least Co-Ed got rid of the annoying words and put a decent amount of effort into creating sexy galleries of the ladies, which is really all I'm asking for anyway.  But watch out!  Those galleries are racy!  FanHaus writes:

By the way, be careful browsing the pictures at Co-Ed Magazine while at work.

Yeah, be careful.  You might see some photos from Stuff and Maxim.  You'll get fired for sure if your boss sees you looking at a little bit of cleavage.  Assuming your boss is Julian Thundercock at the Manhole, and you swore you were gay when you interviewed for the job.

As SPORTSbyBROOKS pointed out, newlyweds Jeff Garcia and Carmella DeCesare celebrated her birthday at Light in Las Vegas.  And you can tell from the body language that they are still VERY much in love. Honestly, she never really had a chance.  Who couldn't fall for a guy who works a pole like Jeff?  Rawr!  I can practically hear the Kid Rock coming through picture #1.  "It ain't braggin muthafucka if you can back it up," indeed.