While recovering from injuries suffered in a sideline incident last Sunday, New Orleans head coach Sean Payton received a phone call from Andy Reid in which the Eagles coach expressed his wishes for Payton to heal quickly from the fractured tibia and torn MCL, and inquired as to whether or not Payton was going to eat the damaged ligament. 'You rest up and make sure you're okay, now, and if you think that MCL is just going to sit around in your fridge, well, give me a call,' said Reid, who also regaled Payton with descriptions of 'this great spice rub, not too hot, really savory, perfect for connective tissues' that he'd found at a barbecue shack. 'Lot of people think, yeah, an MCL's too tough, but you slow-cook one with say the right marinade and it's tender as you please. Though I figure, a busy head coach like you, probably no time to simmer one of your ligaments for 10 hours, so maybe you might want someone to take it off your hands?' Payton reportedly told Reid he was planning on healing his MCL, then hung up as Reid was inquiring as to whether the knee would have to be amputated. 