The Philadelphia Eagles issued their third and final official injury report in advance of their Wild Card home playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The Eagles ruled three players QUESTIONABLE: Lane Johnson, Brett Toth, and Azeez Ojulari.
Johnson was limited for all three practices this week. The team probably would’ve liked to see him get at least one full session in. Lane might start at right tackle anyway but it doesn’t seem like a lock at the moment. The expectation is that’ll try to play at less than 100%. If he can’t go or has to leave the game early, it’ll be Fred Johnson in his place once again.
Toth missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday before being upgraded to limited participation on Friday. There’s a chance he could clear concussion protocol in time to play on Sunday. If he’s not cleared, the Eagles will be without their top backup at the interior offensive line positions. Matt Pryor and Drew Kendall will move up the depth chart in that case.
The Eagles opened Ojulari’s 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve earlier this week but there’s no indication they’re in a rush to activate him to the roster when they already have ample edge rusher depth.
Jalen Carter, Dallas Goedert, Nakobe Dean, Marcus Epps, Jaelan Phillips, and Grant Calcaterra are listed without game statuses.
They’re all ready to play.
Carter and Goedert were notably upgraded to full go on Friday after being limited on Wednesday and Thursday.
The Eagles have until 4:00 PM Eastern on Saturday to temporarily elevate up to two players from the practice squad to play on Sunday. Long snapper Charley Hughlett will be one of those elevations.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (FRIDAY)
QUESTIONABLE
OT Lane Johnson (foot)
EDGE Azeez Ojulari (hamstring)
OL Brett Toth (concussion)
…
RESERVE/RETIRED
CB Jaire Alexander
EDGE Za’Darius Smith
Smith unexpectedly retired from football on October 13. Alexander was placed on this list on November 12.
RESERVE/INJURED
OT Myles Hinton
G/C Willie Lampkin
S Andrew Mukuba
EDGE Azeez Ojulari (practice window open)
EDGE Ogbo Okoronkwo
FB Ben VanSumeren
WR Johnny Wilson
The Eagles opened Ojulari’s 21-day practice window to return from IR on January 7. Mukuba is eligible to return from IR but presumably not healthy enough to play. Practice windows to return from IR were previously opened for Lampkin and Hinton but the Eagles did not activate them before they closed, thus ending their seasons. BVS, Wilson, and Okoronkwo suffered season-ending injuries.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS INJURY REPORT (FRIDAY)
Seems to me like San Francisco is trying to lean into competitive advantage by being as vague as possible with their injury report.
The 49ers ruled seven players questionable: starting left tackle Trent Williams, starting wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, starting linebacker Dee Winters, starting cornerback Renardo Green, rotational defensive lineman Keion White, backup linebacker/special teams Pro Bowler Luke Gifford, and wide receiver Jacob Cowing.
Williams was limited for the second day in a row. 49ers reporters noted he was working off to the side, away from the team’s other offensive linemen. Seems like he might try to play but it might be a stretch. The point spread for this game opening at Eagles -3 and moving to Eagles -6 suggests Williams might not play.
Pearsall did not participate in practice this week. It’s pretty rare for players to play after not practicing at all leading up to the game. Guessing he won’t suit up, which hurts the 49ers’ offense.
Winters also did not participate in practice this week. Gifford was limited on Wednesday but missed practice on Thursday and Friday. With that in mind, it looks like the 49ers will start Eric Kendricks and Garret Wallow at off-ball linebacker. Two players who’ve barely played at all this season.
Green was unexpectedly added to Friday’s report with a foot injury. Would be tough for an already banged up Niners defense to lose a starting CB on short notice.
White was upgraded to limited on Friday. He might be able to suit up.
Cowing was full go in practice all week so he might be activated from injured reserve to help make up for the potential Pearsall absence.
QUESTIONABLE
WR Jacob Cowing (hamstring)
LB Luke Gifford (quadricep)
CB Renardo Green (foot)
WR Ricky Pearsall (knee/ankle)
DE Keion White (groin/hamstring)
OT Trent Williams (hamstring)
LB Dee Winters (ankle)
…
RESERVE/LEFT SQUAD
WR Brandon Aiyuk
RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY
QB Kurtis Rourke
RESERVE/INJURED
OL Ben Bartch
LB Tatum Bethune
DL Nick Bosa
WR Jacob Cowing (practice window open)
DL Tarron Jackson
LB Nick Martin
CB Jakob Robinson
RB Patrick Taylor Jr.
WR Trent Taylor
CB Tre Tomlinson
LB Fred Warner
DL Mykel Williams
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