Uh-oh -- LJ Smith Has Surgery

This is not good news at all:

The Eagles announced today that tight end L.J. Smith underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a sports hernia, the same injury that eventually ended quarterback Donovan McNabb’s 2005 season.

Smith, who is entering the final year of his contract, will miss the team’s final full-squad minicamp, which begins Tuesday and runs through June 14. The Eagles said his condition will be evaluated over the next several weeks to determine if he’ll be ready for training camp.

Smith and the rest of the Eagles’ veterans are scheduled to report to training camp July 30.

The sports hernia has a history of being a nagging injury that requires a good amount of recovery time.

Yeah, no kidding.  McNabb finally had the surgery and it took him a long time to get back.  Dirk Johnson tried to play through it, then had the surgery, but still didn't look right last year.

L.J. finally made some real progress with his run blocking last year.  A few months of not lifting weights isn't going to help there.