The Eagles have acquired linebacker Will Witherspoon from the Rams in exchange for rookie wide receiver Brandon Gibson and a 2010 fifth-round draft pick. "I think [Gibson] is going to have a great career in the NFL," Eagles coach Andy Reid said during a conference call. "That doesn't make this an easy situation. We started off the season thinking we were in pretty good shape at [middle linebacker], and now we've been banged up a little here, so we needed to make this move to stay strong there. That's the only reason I would have done something like this." The Eagles have lost Stewart Bradley and now Omar Gaither to injuries.