Dallas Goedert is officially sidelined with a sprained MCL in his right knee, a brutal blow for the Eagles that hit them right after an MRI confirmed the news on Monday. This isn’t just a bump or bruise, this is a multi-week absence that throws a serious wrench into their early season plans and has fans wondering who steps up.
The Hit and The Timeline for a Key Eagle
The star tight end went down during a run play in the second quarter against the Titans, getting injured while blocking. You hate to see it, especially early in the game like that when a guy is just trying to make a play. NFL Network reports the diagnosis, and it’s tough: Goedert is expected to miss a few weeks. If the Eagles put him on injured reserve, we’re talking about at least four games off the field. That is a significant chunk of the early schedule, and it means the Eagles will be without one of their key playmakers for a while. Goedert already had five catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns this season; he was producing, and now that production needs to come from somewhere else.
Eagles’ TE Room Faces an Immediate Challenge
The biggest concern now immediately shifts to the Eagles’ tight end depth, which is already looking thin, even before this news. Rookie Eli Stowers is currently on injured reserve himself and cannot return to the field until at least Week 5. That leaves Johnny Mundt and E.J. Jenkins as the only healthy tight ends on the active roster right now. Ouch. To make matters even tougher, Josiah Deguara is available on the practice squad, but that is a quick call-up they might have to make if things get any worse. This isn’t how you want to start your season, with key guys dropping and the depth chart scrambling this early. It puts a ton of pressure on Mundt and Jenkins to step up big time, right now.
With Goedert out for weeks and Stowers already on IR, the Eagles are facing a real challenge at tight end. They’ll need Mundt and Jenkins to elevate their game immediately, and probably get Deguara ready for action. It’s a huge test for their offense to adapt without one of its core contributors this early in the year.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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