
The Philadelphia Eagles' offensive line was a disaster against the Washington Commanders in Week 1, with left guard Landon Dickerson at the forefront of those struggles. Dickerson allowed multiple quick pressures and didn't look like his usual self all game, and now we know why.
On Monday, the Eagles placed Dickerson on injured reserve, as first reported by Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Alabama product has been dealing with "various ailments" for weeks, and that showed up on his game tape in Week 1.
Jon Richie of 94WIP, who was on the sidelines when the Eagles ran onto the field on Sunday, noticed that Dickerson looked hobbled before the game even started.
"There was something clearly wrong," Richie said on air Monday. "There was something clearly amiss with the way he was gingerly... I don't even want to call it running. It was, like, wobbling out from the tunnel."
Throughout the game, Dickerson looked slow-footed and lost against Washington's defensive line. Don't take it from us, though. Take it from the man himself.
"I played like s--- yesterday," Dickerson said on the 94WIP radio station on Monday. "I was a complete liability yesterday, and that was my fault. I know I said earlier in camp I shouldn't be out there until I feel healthy. A few weeks ago, I got rolled up on in practice. I thought as weeks went by it would get better, and it didn't."
Landon Dickerson looked like he was pass rushing Jalen Hurts instead of blocking for him all game pic.twitter.com/T8dabW6fZB
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Dickerson said that going on IR is the best course of action to ensure he's healthy for the second half of the season. After playing through injuries throughout last season and struggling as a result, the 27-year-old wants to give his body time to get fully healthy this time around.
"What happened last year was, you know, going out there and limping through 18 weeks, and I don't think anybody wants to see that again because that was just ugly," he said. "I don't want to do that again."
With Dickerson out for at least the next four games, Philadelphia will likely fill its left guard spot with either Drew Kendall or Willie Lampkin.
Kendall, who started one game for the Eagles last season and has appeared in eight total games for the team, is the favorite to take over the LG spot. Lampkin, a rookie out of North Carolina, received rave reviews in camp, but the Eagles might not feel he's ready for a starting spot just yet.
Either way, Kendall or Lampkin can't be any worse than what we saw from Dickerson in Week 1.
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