The Philadelphia Eagles have released their final injury report ahead of this weekend’s clash with the Washington Commanders and there is some bad news as far as the secondary is concerned.
Eagles Injury Report: Friday September 29th 2023
OUT: Sydney Brown (Hamstring), Quez Watkins (Hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: Justin Evans (Neck)
The immediate concern here is the Safety position is going to be very light on depth. Justin Evans and Sydney Brown missed practice yesterday.
The redeeming news is that Evans is ‘questionable’, meaning he has a chance to play on Sunday. The same cannot be said for exciting rookie, Sydney Brown, who will miss the clash with the Commanders with a hamstring injury.
As things stand, it’s Reed Blankenship and Terrell Edmunds in the defensive backfield….and that’s it. Sean Desai might be forced to start getting creative with corners such as Kelee Ringo and Josh Jobe, but with Jobe already being promoted to a starting role on the boundary, we could even see someone like Eli Ricks get a run.
DeVonta Smith returned to practice on Friday in a limited capacity having fallen ill on Thursday, but he’s all clear for Sunday. The same can be said for Landon Dickerson, Fletcher Cox, and Cam Jurgens, who all appeared on the injury report earlier in the week.
The Eagles will be without Quez Watkins who is still working his way back from a hamstring injury. However, OIamide Zaccheaus looked more than capable of handling the workload last week with a 58-yard, 1 TD outing in the win over Tampa Bay.
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