Eagles without some key defensive starters for Jets game
Eagles without some key defensive starters for Jets game originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles will be without several key defensive starters for their Week 6 game against the Jets.
Jalen Carter (ankle), Darius Slay (knee) and Justin Evans (knee) have all been ruled out for Sunday.
Here's the full injury report:
Out: Jalen Carter (ankle), Darius Slay (knee), Justin Evans (knee), Quez Watkins (hamstring)
Questionable: Sydney Brown (hamstring), Marlon Tuipulotu (triceps)
Friday was the second straight day Carter has missed practice, while Slay and Evans have missed all week.
Carter, 22-year-old rookie phenom, suffered an ankle injury during practice on Wednesday and missed the final two practices of the week.
“We’ll let you know about what’s going to happen and his status for this week,” head coach Nick Sirianni said before practice. “But I don’t see it (as) something keeping him out very long.”
Meanwhile, Slay (knee) and Evans (knee) have missed practice all week after playing all 56 snaps against the Rams on Sunday in Los Angeles. Slay is the only member of the secondary to start every game this year. But like the Carter injury, the Slay injury doesn’t appear to be a long-term one.
“We don’t anticipate it being a long-term thing,” Sirianni said.
Evans, meanwhile, has been placed on IR. The Eagles have signed nickel corner Bradley Roby to their 53-man roster to replace his roster spot.
Watkins popped up on the injury report with that hamstring on Friday. He missed the Tampa game and the Washington game but returned last week. He's already on the shelf again.
After Dean missed the last four weeks on Injured Reserve with a foot injury suffered in the opener, it appears that he’s ready to make his return in Week 6.
“Mentally I didn’t feel like there was a big change of anything because he had worked so hard when he was gone,” Sirianni said. “But it was just the progression of the week, getting into individual periods, getting into team periods and making sure he was ready to go. He’s looking like he’s going to be there. We’re excited about that as a football team.”
If the Eagles activate Dean, they’ll have to do so by 4 p.m. on Saturday and they’ll need a corresponding roster move. The roster is full at 53 players.
In addition to those guys, Fletcher Cox (back) and Rashaad Penny (illness) were also back at practice Friday after being listed as full participants on Thursday. Cox missed last week’s game after getting an epidural in his back but it looks like he’ll be ready for the Jets.
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