Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley got an upgrade to limited participation on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday’s practice, but the situation for the team’s Week 9 game against the New York Giants looks seriously complicated. The source material notes it does not seem great that Barkley is playing despite clearly being hampered and in pain, especially with a Week 10 bye right around the corner that could give him a crucial two-week break.
Eagles’ Injury Report Is a Laundry List of Absences
Barkley’s situation is just one piece of a much larger puzzle for the Eagles this week. They listed a whopping seven players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE. Wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks are both tracking to miss their third straight game, which is a huge hit to their passing game. With Britain Covey also looking unlikely to play due to a knee injury, the Eagles are going to be seriously thin at receiver, down to Darius Cooper, Makai Lemon, Hollywood Brown, and Elijah Moore.
It’s not just the offense, though. Linebacker Jihaad Campbell is set to miss his second game in a row with hamstring and quad issues. Safety Michael Carter II will likely be out after aggravating an abdomen injury last week, and Jonathan Jones’s hamstring absence means the Eagles need a new top backup cornerback. Jeremiah Trotter Jr. will be making another start at off-ball linebacker, and if Covey can’t play, we’ll see Cooper DeJean returning punts. That’s a lot of key guys not even hitting the practice field, and it puts a ton of pressure on the remaining roster against the Giants.
Conspiracy Theories and Limited Returns
Beyond Barkley, the “Limited Participation” list has its own drama, notably with quarterback Tanner McKee. He was actually downgraded from full participation on Wednesday with a chest injury to limited with a rib injury on Thursday. This has some folks wondering if it’s a bit of an embellishment to stealth-bench McKee and potentially make Cole Payton the No. 2 guy. We’ll have to see how that one plays out, but it’s definitely a spicy theory!
Kicker Jake Elliott, edge Jonathan Greenard, and edge Jalyx Hunt were also limited for a second day. They’re likely to play, but look for Hunt and Greenard to be on snap limits, which could be big for game flow.
On the brighter side, eight players were full go, including Jordan Mailata, Landon Dickerson, Dallas Goedert, Zack Baun, Jordan Davis, Moro Ojomo, Markel Bell, and Kenny Moore II. Mailata is a new addition to the report with an elbow injury, but being a full participant is a good sign. Dickerson, Goedert, Baun, Davis, Ojomo, Bell, and Moore were all full go for the second day in a row, which is a relief for some of those nagging issues.
The Eagles clearly have their work cut out for them managing this injury list as they head into Week 9 against the Giants. With so many key players either out or clearly not at 100%, how they perform will definitely tell us a lot about their depth and grit before that Week 10 bye offers a much-needed break.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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