As a precaution, Philadelphia Eagles receiver Terrell Owens was held out of a 25-minute walk-through at Alltel Stadium yesterday by coach Andy Reid.

"We'll see how he does tomorrow," Reid said.

Asked if Owens had any extra soreness, the coach said, "Not necessarily. No."

Owens has said he will play in the Super Bowl today against New England even though his doctor refused to clear him after surgery to implant two screws and a plate in his right leg. However, Reid said Friday that Owens might not start.

Throughout the week, Owens practiced fewer than half the Eagles' plays.

Defensive end Jevon Kearse was fine, one day after missing practice with the flu.

"He's ready to go," Reid said.

Linebacker Mark Simoneau, coming off a foot injury, participated in the walk-through and moved well.

Comcast offers HD

Comcast, the largest cable provider in the region, reached agreement Friday with Sinclair Broadcasting to carry the Fox coverage of the Super Bowl today to its Pittsburgh-area high definition customers. High definition programming on Comcast will be shown on channel 213.

Comcast, which serves the city of Pittsburgh, becomes the second of the three major cable providers in the area to reach agreement with Sinclair, which owns WPGH, the Fox affiliate in Pittsburgh. The agreement came after long and sometimes contentious negotiations.

Armstrong began carrying the WPGH HD programming last month.

Only Adelphia, which serves most of the southern suburbs, has not come to an agreement. A spokesman for Adelphia said negotiations have been on-going but an agreement before the Super Bowl was unlikely.

Small ball again?

For those who were shocked the NFL would consider awarding the Super Bowl to a mid-size city like Jacksonville, consider what commissioner Paul Tagliabue said Friday.

The Super Bowl might be back.

"I think Jacksonville will prove -- it is proving -- that it's got all the things that you need to host the Super Bowl game successfully, including great hospitality and interest in the game," Tagliabue said. "I think [Jaguars owner] Wayne Weaver said that maybe in the next decade would be a realistic timeline. That's for the community to decide.

"But my feeling is it will be back here at some point."

Say cheese

Andy Reid and Bill Belichick had their final news conferences Friday, although their exits were strangely different.

As Reid walked away from the podium when he was done answering questions, the Philadelphia Eagles' coach stopped next to the Vince Lombardi Trophy as two dozen photographers moved in for a picture.

An hour later, Belichick's news conference ended with a question about the Super Bowl trophy, which his Patriots have won two of the past three years. Specifically, someone asked if he could ever see his name on a trophy like that.

"No, no. What does that mean?" Belichick said. "That trophy represents the team that is able to play the best season for the year that's engraved."