Thursday news and updates.
The Philadelphia Eagles issued their second official injury report on Thursday in advance of their Week 3 road game against the New Orleans Saints.
Three players DID NOT PARTICIPATE: A.J. Brown, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and Johnny Wilson.
Brown is clearly on track to miss his second straight game, which isn’t a surprise after he told ESPN he expects to miss at least one more week. The Eagles will certainly miss him.
CJGJ is an unexpected addition to the injury report. It’s weird because CJGJ played 100% of the snaps in Week 2 … and then wasn’t listed on Wednesday’s injury report following the team’s walkthrough (in lieu of a real practice) … and now he’s not practicing. If the former Saints defensive back can’t suit up, the Eagles have just two healthy full-time safeties on the roster: starter Reed Blankenship and backup Tristin McCollum. Of course, top nickel cornerback Avonte Maddox saw plenty of reps at safety during the offseason, so he could be a factor there with Cooper DeJean potentially playing the slot.
Wilson appears to be on track to miss Sunday’s game, meaning the Eagles will likely temporarily elevate Parris Campbell from the practice squad to have at least four receivers: DeVonta Smith, Jahan Dotson, Britain Covey, and Campbell.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (THURSDAY)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
WR A.J. Brown (hamstring)
S C.J. Gardner-Johnson (foot)
WR Johnny Wilson (hamstring)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS INJURY REPORT (THURSDAY)
Four changes to the Saints’ injury report from Wednesday:
1) Starting safety Will Harris was added to the report. He did not practice due to a shin issue. Seems like he might suddenly be in jeopardy of not playing this weekend.
2) Taysom Hill was upgraded from DNP to limited, as expected. Seems like the Saints’ Swiss Army Knife might be able to play. The Eagles will have to figure out how to account for him.
3) Depth linebacker D’Marco Jackson was upgraded from DNP to limited.
4) Depth receiver A.T. Perry was added to the injury report. He was limited due to illness.
It’ll be interesting to see how some key limited players (such as Marshon Lattimore, Taliese Fuaga, Tyrann Mathieu) are listed with game statuses on Friday’s final injury report.
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
S Will Harris (shin)
DT Khalen Saunders (calf)
OT Landon Young (foot)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring)
OT Taliese Fuaga (back)
TE Taysom Hill (chest)
LB D’Marco Jackson (calf)
S Tyrann Mathieu (heel)
WR A.T. Perry (illness)
WR Cedrick Wilson (abdomen)
FULL PARTICIPATION
WR Rashid Shaheed (hip)
LB Jaylan Ford (hamstring)
