The latest news on Philadelphia and Dallas.
The Philadelphia Eagles issued their first official injury report on Wednesday in advance of their Week 10 road game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Note that this report is an estimation because the team held a walkthrough in lieu of a normal practice.
It’s a really long report with 15 players listed (28.3% of the active roster).
The Eagles listed three players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DeVonta Smith, Nolan Smith, and Ben VanSumeren
DeVonta is dealing with a hamstring injury. That’s an unexpected development considering he played 96.2% of the Eagles’ snaps in Week 9 and didn’t seem to be hampered. Smith rarely misses games (just two so far in his career and one due to a concussion) so we’ll see if he’s able to progress this week.
Nolan is an unexpected DNP with a groin injury. Vic Fangio has been gaining more trust in him and he’s played his best football in recent weeks. One would hope his progress isn’t suddenly halted.
VanSumeren suffered a concussion during the Eagles’ Week 9 win. BVS is likely in jeopardy of missing this week’s game. It remains to be seen if the team will use a different fullback in his place. They went with E.J. Jenkins last week but he’s out of practice squad elevations.
The Eagles listed 11 players under LIMITED PARTICIPATION: Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley, A.J. Brown, Fred Johnson, Cam Jurgens, Mekhi Becton, Darius Slay, Josh Sweat, Bryce Huff, Ainias Smith, and Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Questions about Hurts’ status began when he was not seen throwing during the media-attended portion of today’s session. And this despite the fact he was wearing his helmet and practice uniform. Speaking during his post-practice press conference, Hurts said it was the coaching staff’s decision to give him rest this early in the week. One would expect Hurts to be upgraded to a full participant in Thursday’s practice.
Barkley was also limited with a rest designation. Nick Sirianni indicated one way the Eagles are trying to limit his workload is taking it easier on him in practice.
Brown was limited due to the knee injury he suffered in Week 9. Reports indicate he has a chance to play against the Cowboys.
Johnson, who’s been starting in place of Jordan Mailata, got banged up from a late hit that was penalized in Week 9. Speaking after practice, Johnson seemed to be optimistic about being able to play in Dallas. If he can’t suit up, it could be Tyler Steen who starts at left tackle; multiple reporters noted he was taking reps there. Jack Driscoll could also be in consideration at that spot.
Jurgens is dealing with a wrist issue. If he can’t play, the Eagles could use Landon Dickerson at center and Steen at left guard. That is, unless Steen is starting at left tackle … and then it could be Jack Driscoll next to him. Or Driscoll at tackle and Steen at guard.
Becton is dealing with an ankle injury. Not ideal to have three current starting offensive linemen banged up in addition to one (Mailata) still on injured reserve. But it seems like Johnson, Jurgens, and Becton might be able to suit up.
Slay practiced for the first time since getting hurt in Week 8. He might be able to return to the starting lineup after missing Week 9. If so, Isaiah Rodgers will be headed back to the bench.
Sweat is dealing with a hip injury. One would hope it’s not too serious after he’s played well recently.
Huff is dealing with the hand injury that he purportedly suffered in Sunday’s pregame warmups. If Nolan Smith isn’t able to suit up, they’ll need Huff to play more snaps. Then again, Sirianni indicated Jalyx Hunt could start to see more snaps in the pass rush rotation.
Ainias is dealing with an ankle injury. Unclear if it’s related to the same one that caused the rookie wide receiver to begin the season on injured reserve. Maybe the Eagles will have less of a reason to unnecessarily force feed him touches.
Trot Jr. is dealing with a hip injury. The Eagles could afford to have him available with BVS potentially out, which is a hit to their linebacker depth and special teams unit.
The Eagles listed one player under FULL PARTICIPATION: Dallas Goedert.
Goedert indicated he’s on track to return against the Cowboys after missing three games due to a hamstring injury. Good news. He’ll return to the starting lineup with Grant Calcaterra serving as TE2 and Jack Stoll being TE3.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (WEDNESDAY)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring)
EDGE Nolan Smith (groin)
FB/LB Ben VanSumeren (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
RB Saquon Barkley (rest)
RG Mekhi Becton (ankle)
WR A.J. Brown (knee)
EDGE Bryce Huff (hand)
QB Jalen Hurts (rest)
OT Fred Johnson (knee)
C Cam Jurgens (wrist)
CB Darius Slay (groin)
WR Ainias Smith (ankle)
EDGE Josh Sweat (hip)
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (hip)
FULL PARTICIPATION
TE Dallas Goedert (hamstring)
DALLAS COWBOYS INJURY REPORT (WEDNESDAY)
Six players did not practice for the Cowboys: starting quarterback Dak Prescott, starting right guard Zack Martin, starting cornerback DaRon Bland, starting linebacker Eric Kendricks, and special team contributors/backups Juanyeh Thomas and Nick Vigil.
Prescott will not play against the Eagles due to the hamstring injury he suffered in Week 9. Jerry Jones indicated Prescott might actually go on injured reserve. If that’s the case, he’ll at least miss these four games: vs. Eagles, vs. Houston Texans, at Washington Commanders, vs. New York Giants. The Cowboys are expected to start Cooper Rush under center with Trey Lance serving as his backup.
Bland has yet to play this season and it doesn’t seem like he’s ready to return in Week 10.
The Cowboys are likely managing veterans Martin and Kendricks to help get them to Sunday.
Thomas and Vigil could be sneaky losses for the Cowboys. The former leads Dallas in special teams tackles by far while the latter is tied for second.
The Cowboys listed four players as limited: starting edge rusher Micah Parsons, starting wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, starting cornerback Trevon Diggs, and starting left tackle Tyler Guyton.
There seems to be optimism about all these guys playing, albeit at less than 100%.
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
CB DaRon Bland (foot)
LB Eric Kendricks (shoulder)
OG Zack Martin (shoulder)
QB Dak Prescott (hamstring)
S Juanyeh Thomas (concussion)
LB Nick Vigil (foot)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
CB Trevon Diggs (calf)
OT Tyler Guyton (neck/shoulder)
WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder)
LB Micah Parsons (ankle)
FULL PARTICIPATION
CB Caelen Carson (shoulder)
DT Linval Joseph (back)
