Man, talk about a gut punch. The Eagles’ running back depth took a massive hit Sunday morning in London when Will Shipley, who just scored their first touchdown of the game, left the field with a foot injury. He was getting evaluated on the sideline for a bit before heading to the locker room late in the second quarter, and Philly confirmed he’s questionable to return. What a brutal turn of events after such an awesome start.
The Foot Injury Adds to Shipley’s Short Day
You gotta feel for Shipley here. He busts out of the gate, gets the team on the board with their first touchdown, and then boom, he’s off the field. Before he went down, he had five carries for six yards, plus that crucial score. But his value isn’t just carrying the ball. The guy plays special teams too, and now the Eagles have to figure out how to fill that spot as well. It’s not just the offense that feels this kind of loss, you know?
Philly’s Running Back Room Is Officially a MASH Unit
Okay, so this is where it gets seriously dicey for the Eagles. Shipley was the starter for this Week 5 game, right? And why was he starting? Because Saquon Barkley was inactive dealing with a hamstring injury! On top of that, Tank Bigsby is already on Injured Reserve after getting core muscle surgery. Like, seriously? This is getting ridiculous. They literally had to sign Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele from the practice squad to the active roster earlier this week just to have bodies. It’s wild. The only silver lining, if you can even call it that, is that the Eagles’ passing game looked a little better in the first half. They’re gonna need every bit of it if they want to pull this one out.
Hopefully, they can somehow cobble together a competent performance in the second half and actually squeak out a win across the pond. What a mess.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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