Ira Miller

Sunday, December 23, 2001

sfgate.com

-- RB Correll Buckhalter got off to a fast start with Philadelphia and was productive while handling the ball 98 times rushing and receiving in the first half of the season. But Buckhalter hardly has played since he and a couple of backup players were pulled over by Philadelphia police after the officers allegedly smelled marijuana coming from their car. Buckhalter was not arrested,

but coach Andy Reid suspended him for a game, made him explain himself to the media and has hardly played him since then. Asked recently whether the reduced workload was a coincidence, Reid's answer was brief and to the point. "No."