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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols finally agreed he should wait till next year. Pujols will miss the rest of the season to rest his injured left foot, the Los Angeles Angels announced Monday. The $240 million slugger gave up his hope to play again next month when the teams medical staff and front office advised him to avoid rushing back to the lineup late in the Angels dismal season. Pujols partially tore his left plantar fascia last month, and only recently got his foot out of a walking boot. While sitting out the past three weeks, Pujols repeatedly said he hoped to return at some point in September, even if the Angels remained hopelessly out of contention. He eventually acknowledged the plan made sense only as a salve to his pride. "Its not an easy decision, as competitive as I am," Pujols said at his locker before the Angels opened a series against Cleveland. "But I also understand that we (need) to look beyond the season." The three-time NL MVP hasnt played since July 26, when he partially tore his troublesome plantar fascia while running in Oakland. Pujols had been rehabilitating the injury with hopes of playing in September, but the struggling Angels inability to get into playoff contention made that plan increasingly pointless. Pujols, who has 492 career homers and 1,498 RBIs, consulted with owner Arte Moreno and general manager Jerry Dipoto before agreeing to shut himself down for the season. Moreno still owes Pujols $212 million over the next eight years in the third-biggest contract in major league history. "It was a decision of the organization, Arte and Jerry, because I dont make a decision here," said Pujols, who had career lows of 17 homers and 64 RBIs this year. "I put my uniform on and get ready to play. They said, This is whats best for the organization in the long run, and they came and brought it to me. And I just told them, Whatever you guys want to do, Im all for it. Its definitely hard, as I want to be out there, but I also understand that I cant be selfish and put myself out there." The injury has hindered Pujols all season, forcing the first baseman to be a designated hitter for 65 of his career-low 99 games. Pujols will finish with fewer than 30 homers for the first time in his remarkable 13-season career, along with career lows in batting average (.258), on-base percentage (.330) and slugging percentage (.437). Pujols also had more than 150 hits in each of his first 12 seasons, ending the third-longest streak in modern history. Those numbers arent exactly encouraging for a player who will be 34 years old in January -- in fact, theyre a bit frightening. The Angels are determined to give Pujols every chance to get into ideal health for the spring. "The doctors think its the best course of action," manager Mike Scioscia said. "For Albert, everything would have to have been perfectly aligned for him to come back and play. I think by trying to get to that level, maybe there were some things that would have been at risk in setting the healing process back. I think that its a decision that everyone can be at peace with and get everyone ready for next year." Pujols has been diligent in his rehabilitation while still hoping to play this season. He even did 45 minutes of cardiovascular work Monday before announcing he was done for the year, and Scioscia is confident Pujols will be in top form by February when he reports to spring training in Tempe, Ariz. Its certain to be a long off-season for the Angels, all but certain to miss the playoffs for the fourth straight season despite their lavish payroll and sky-high expectations. Los Angeles has lost 23 of 34 heading into its series with the Indians, and most of Pujols teammates have been similarly disappointing. Josh Hamilton, who got a five-year deal worth $125 million from Moreno, began the week batting a career-worst .230 with 19 homers, 60 RBIs and career lows in slugging percentage (.425) and on-base percentage (.285). The Angels starting rotation has one of the majors highest ERAs, while their bullpen is one of the majors worst -- as is their team defence. With everything going wrong for the Angels this summer, Pujols decided to try to make things right in 2014. "Just look at it," Pujols said. "Unless in two weeks something happens and were only two or three games out ... is it worth it to come back and put yourself in a situation where you take that risk? Or just wait six or seven months and get yourself ready for spring training? Thats the decision we all came to." Carter Kieboom Jersey . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? 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Jackson and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles have nothing to worry about this training camp. Tackling is a no-no for coach Chip Kelly. "We have four preseason games for that," Kelly said. When 30,000 fans came to Lincoln Financial Field to see the Eagles first practice in full pads under Kelly, they saw fast-paced, up-tempo action. But they didnt see any hitting. That was a shock, particularly to older fans who watched physical summer practices when Andy Reid, Buddy Ryan and Dick Vermeil coached the Eagles. "Its like theyre playing two-hand touch now," said longtime fan Joe Iazulla. "They dont even hit each other anymore. Its sissy football." Former players were surprised, too. Brian Dawkins, Garry Cobb and others watched from the sideline on Alumni Day in disbelief. They wondered why they had to endure those rough, two-a-day practices not so long ago. "We used to kill each other in camp," said Cobb, a linebacker for Detroit, Philadelphia and Dallas from 1979-89. "Buddy worked us so hard that veteran players sometimes wanted to quit right there on the field. It was grueling. We left a lot of years on that practice field in training camp. Many of us couldve played longer in the NFL if we didnt hit that much in camp." No tackling is new to the Eagles, but its become normal around the NFL. Teams have been trending toward less physical camps in recent years, especially after the new collective bargaining agreement limited the number of practices and hitting. The league is being sued by about 4,200 players who say they suffer from dementia, Alzheimers disease and other neurological conditions, which they believe stem from on-field concussions. Kellys explanation is injury prevention, though hes already lost three players for the season to ACL tears in the first two weeks of camp. "When you get guys on the ground, its not really the two guys that get tackled, its whats chasing it," Kelly said. "Were trying to keep everybody in every situation up. If Im blocking my guy and Im trying to finish to the whistle, two guys in front of me fell, thats where the biggest thing occurs. Its the pileups. Most of the time its not the tackle or the tackler, its the rest of the guys coming through. You have a lot of big bodies moving. Theres a fine line what we have to get done from a work standpoint.dddddddddddd We also know we have to get our guys to the game, too." Reid, who was fired after 14 seasons in Philadelphia, took his opposite approach to Kansas City. The Chiefs werent used to tackling in camp under recent coaches Romeo Crennel and Todd Haley. "You have to be a good tackling team," Reid said. "Normally, good tackling teams end up playing late in the year -- or I guess, early in the year." That philosophy didnt work for Reid last year when the Eagles finished 4-12 and had one of the worst tackling defences in recent history. But Reids teams went to the playoffs nine times and he usually had them playing their best football late in the season. "Its football, so youre going to get hit," Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles said. "I think we need to get hit as early as possible. We dont need to wait until the last minute to get hit. I think its good." Far more AFC teams tackle in camp than in the NFC. The New York Jets, Miami, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Denver and San Diego tackle to the ground to some degree whether its scrimmages, 9-on-7 drills or goal-line situations. "Youre not going to keep a guy on defence if he cant tackle, but you better find out," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. In the NFC, Detroit, Atlanta, San Francisco, Green Bay and Dallas have tackled to the ground on rare occasions such as open scrimmages for fans. "Weve had a couple of periods where we have gone live tackling, not very many," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. "I think everybody is going to try to control that. Youre not going to have full contact and things like that." Former players disagree. "We used to tackle in every drill," said Brian Baldinger, an offensive lineman for Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Dallas from 1982-93. "Theres a science to tackling and maintaining proper technique. You can only get better at it by practicing and now they dont even practice it." Many coaches yell at players if they hit teammates too hard and nobody wants to see scuffles anymore. Its a far cry from the days of Buddy Ryan and his rugged defence in Philadelphia. "Buddy used to encourage guys he knew wouldnt make the team to start fights," Cobb said. Now, its all about wrapping up instead of tackling and hugging instead of hitting. "It is what it is," Tennessee defensive co-ordinator Jerry Gray said. ' ' '