The Philadelphia Eagles have ruled out two players for Monday's wild-card matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee) and safety Sydney Brown (knee) will be unavailable.
The good news is that safety Reed Blankenship (groin) has a chance to play.
Blankenship did not participate this week, but head coach Nick Sirianni won't rule him out just yet.
And in even better news, quarterback Jalen Hurts was a full participant again on Saturday and did not receive an injury designation for game day.
Below is the Eagles' latest injury report from Saturday's practice:
Player | Injury | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Game Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Reed Blankenship |
Groin |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
QUESTIONABLE |
S Sydney Brown |
Knee |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
OUT |
WR A.J. Brown |
Knee |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
OUT |
WR Britain Covey |
Groin |
LP |
LP |
FP |
- |
WR Jalen Hurts |
Right Finger |
LP |
FP |
FP |
- |
CB Darius Slay |
Knee |
FP |
FP |
FP |
- |
WR DeVonta Smith |
Ankle |
FP |
FP |
FP |
- |
RB D'Andre Swift |
Illness |
FP |
FP |
FP |
- |
KEY: DNP = Did not participate | LP = Limited participation | FP = Full participation | NIR = Not injury related
Injury Report Observations
- Hurts took it easy to start the week but was at full speed by Saturday.
- Smith continues to trend in the right direction with his ankle and will play on Monday, which is huge considering Brown is out.
- Slay returned to practice again this week after missing Week 18's loss and will make is officially his return to the lineup just in time for the Eagles' playoff run.
- With Blankenship and Brown dealing with injuries, cornerback Avonte Maddox took reps at safety this week.
- [Sydney] Brown is done for the season with a reported ACL injury.
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