Lewis apparently twisted the foot as he prepared to catch a 2-yard pass in the end zone with 3 minutes 21 seconds remaining. Earlier, he caught a 3-yard touchdown, dragging his feet in the end zone before tumbling out of bounds.
"He was crushed," Reid said of Lewis, a sure-handed possession receiver in his seventh season with the Eagles.
"You sure don't like to see that happen to a veteran player that's waited his whole career here to get to this thing."
L.J. Smith, who has more speed than Lewis, will become the starter at tight end. Mike Bartrum is available as a backup, but he is also Philadelphia's long snapper, and Reid may want to limit his playing time to minimize a chance of injury. Another tight end could be added to the roster, Reid said.
Charles Martin dies
Charles Martin, the former Green Bay defensive end who body-slammed Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon into the turf and ended his season in 1986, has died. He was 46.
Martin, who played for the Packers, Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons during his five-year NFL career, died Sunday at Memorial Southwest Hospital in Houston, a hospital spokesman said.
"He probably died from complications of his renal [kidney] disease," Dr. Charles Aramburo, Martin's surgeon, told Houston television station KRIV on Tuesday. "We are still waiting for the results from the autopsy which will be definitive."
In 1986, Martin drove McMahon into the ground after the quarterback had thrown a pass. McMahon was out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.
Martin was wearing a towel with the numbers of Bears' players on it during the game. McMahon's No. 9 was at the top of the list. Martin was ejected for a flagrant late hit and suspended for two games.
Martin played for the Packers from 1984-1987. He also played for the Oilers in 1987 and the Falcons in 1988. He began his pro football career with the Birmingham Stallions in 1983.
Funeral services are pending with Mabrie Memorial Mortuary in Houston.
Tom Brady sues GM
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is suing General Motors Corp for allegedly using his likeness in an ad after his contract with the automobile giant had expired.
Brady filed the US$2 million lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. He also is seeking punitive damages.
Messages left for officials at GM and Cadillac, as well as with Brady's agent and his attorneys, were not returned Tuesday night.
According to the suit, Brady signed a contract with GM in July 2003, agreeing to autograph merchandise, make personal appearances on behalf of the company and do ads for a number of Cadillac dealerships in the Boston area.
That contract expired Jan. 1, 2004. Brady alleges that on Jan. 30, 2004, GM asked to use a print ad featuring his name and photograph in connection with that year's Super Bowl.
Brady denied the request twice, according to the suit, but GM twice placed the ad in The Boston Globe anyway. Brady says the ads also were distributed in Texas and elsewhere in Massachusetts after the contract expired.
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