Tag: sports injuries

The Philadelphia Eagles have a few new additions to their injury report, and they’ll have a short week to get ready for their Saturday Week 16 matchup with the Washington Commanders. The Commanders will be without starting quarterback Jayden Daniels, who the team has decided to shut down for the rest of the season.

Here’s the Eagles-Commanders injury report, with analysis.

Tuesday notes (Walkthrough, estimation only):

• Lane Johnson is still not yet practicing, but he is expected to make his return to the field Saturday against the Commanders. We’ll see.

• Jalen Carter still isn’t practicing yet either, though the Eagles defense has been stellar without him the last two weeks.

• Landon Dickerson played through his calf injury Week 15, and did not look right.

• Saquon Barkley’s stinger was unknown until now. The Eagles are just two days removed from their win over the Raiders, so we’ll get a better sense if his injury is serious if he continues to be a DNP on Wednesday. He seemed fine in the locker room after the Raiders game, for whatever that is worth. Same with Fred Johnson.

• Jalen Hurts seemed to hurt his lower leg on an awkward tackle against the Raiders, but he does not appear on the injury report.

Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.

• S Andrew Mukuba (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 16): Mukuba has had an up and down rookie season, but was beginning to earn the trust of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. On the season, Mukuba has 46 tackles and 2 INTs. He will be eligible to come off of IR next week, though Marcus Epps has played well in his absence.

• WR Johnny Wilson (IR, knee/ankle, out for the season): Wilson is a massive receiver at 6’6, 228 who carved out a dirty work role as a physical blocker his rookie season in 2024, though sometimes he was a little too aggressive, as he committed four penalties (3 holding, 1 OPI). He wasn’t much of a threat as a receiver, catching only 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD. He played a little over 400 snaps, and actually started four games.

• EDGE Ogbo Okoronkwo (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR at any time, season could be over): Okoronkwo was signed to provide edge depth. He played in just one game (4 snaps) before tearing his triceps.

• EDGE Azeez Ojulari (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Ojulari was the presumed third EDGE defender in the pecking order when he signed with the Eagles as a free agent, but he is now no better than the EDGE7.

• FB Ben VanSumeren (IR, knee, out for the season): VanSumeren was poised to take on a bigger role in the Eagles’ offense in 2025 as a full-time fullback, but he tore his patellar tendon on the opening kickoff of the season. His season is over.

• iOL Willie Lampkin (IR, season over): Lampkin is an extreme oddity, in that he is a 5’11 offensive lineman who only weighs 290 pounds. He looks like a player you’d create in Madden just for fun. However, coming out of North Carolina he received glowing reviews for his play on the field, and he played well in the preseason after signing with the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent. The Rams waived Lampkin with an injury designation. The Eagles then claimed him and placed him on their IR.

The Eagles activated Lampkin’s 21-day practice window, which expired. He won’t play this season.

• OT Myles Hinton (IR, Eagles opened up 21-day practice window on 11/19): Hinton is a sixth-round rookie who was up and down in training camp. The Eagles placed him on IR with a back injury, and he has not been on the active roster all season.

The Eagles activated Hinton’s 21-day practice window, which expired. He won’t play this season.

• OT Cameron Williams (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Williams struggled in training camp, and landed on IR. This is effectively a redshirt season for him. Williams did have his 21-day practice window activated last Thursday, but he remains unlikely to play this season.

The Philadelphia Eagles have had good injury luck for most of the season, but they now have some concerns in their secondary. Their Week 13 opponent, the Chicago Bears, could be razor thin at linebacker.

Here’s the Eagles-Bears injury report, with analysis.

Tuesday notes (*Walkthrough, injuries an estimation from the team):

• As you likely already know, Lane Johnson injured his Lisfranc, but does not need surgery, and was not placed on IR. He did not play against the Cowboys, and almost certainly won’t play against the Bears. Fred Johnson will fill in as the starter again.

• DeVonta Smith’s appearance on the injury report wasn’t expected, as he did not exit the Dallas game. We’ll likely get more information on him on Wednesday, but he has been a DNP on the first practice of the week in the past and has played, so no need for high concern yet.

• Andrew Mukuba has a broken ankle and is going to be out a while. He will likely go on IR at some point this week. He is somewhere around the 14th-best player on the Eagles’ defense, but his loss is particularly harmful because it’s going to force Vic Fangio to have to start Sydney Brown for the foreseeable future. 

Fangio said that Reed Blankenship should be good to go for Friday, so the Eagles at least dodged a bullet there.

Still, the Eagles are likely going to have to add a safety to the gameday roster, because Marcus Epps is on IR for at least one more game. I would expect that the Eagles will elevate Andre’ Sam from the practice squad.

• Adoree’ Jackson came out of the Dallas game with a head injury, and was evaluated for a concussion. He cleared the concussion protocol, but was kept out of the game as a precaution. The Eagles are required to list players who don’t finish games on their next injury report, but he is good to go for Friday.

• Saquon Barkley appeared on the injury report prior to the Packers game Week 10 after injuring his groin in the Eagles’ Week 8 win over the Giants.

• Graham’s injury is new. We’ll update when we learn more.

• The Eagles should just IR Gipson, who has not been a positive contributor as a punt returner, to put it mildly.

Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.

• S Marcus Epps (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 13): Epps appeared in eight games for the Eagles before he landed on IR with an undisclosed injury. He absence is particularly noteworthy because of Mukuba’s injury

• WR Johnny Wilson (IR, knee/ankle, out for the season): Wilson is a massive receiver at 6’6, 228 who carved out a dirty work role as a physical blocker his rookie season in 2024, though sometimes he was a little too aggressive, as he committed four penalties (3 holding, 1 OPI). He wasn’t much of a threat as a receiver, catching only 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD. He played a little over 400 snaps, and actually started four games.

• EDGE Ogbo Okoronkwo (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR at any time, season could be over): Okoronko was signed to provide edge depth. He played in just one game (4 snaps), before tearing his triceps.

• EDGE Azeez Ojulari (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR after Week 13): Ojulari was the presumed third EDGE defender in the pecking order when he signed with the Eagles as a free agent, but he is now no better than the EDGE7.

• FB Ben VanSumeren (IR, knee, out for the season): VanSumeren was poised to take on a bigger role in the Eagles’ offense in 2025 as a full-time fullback, but he tore his patellar tendon on the opening kickoff of the season. His season is over.

• LS Charley Hughlett (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Hughlett throws the ball through his legs. The Eagles signed Cal Adomitis to throw the ball through his legs in place of Hughlett, and he has played well, even contributing as a tackler on the punt coverage unit.

• iOL Willie Lampkin (IR, Eagles opened up 21-day practice window on 11/6): Lampkin is an extreme oddity, in that he is a 5’11 offensive lineman who only weighs 290 pounds. He looks like a player you’d create in Madden just for fun. However, coming out of North Carolina he received glowing reviews for his play on the field, ands he played well in the preseason after signing with the Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent. The Rams waived Lampkin with an injury designation. The Eagles then claimed him and place him on their IR.

• OT Myles Hinton (IR, Eagles opened up 21-day practice window on 11/19): Hinton is a sixth-round rookie who was up and down in training camp. The Eagles placed him on IR with a back injury, and he has not been on the active roster all season.

• OT Cameron Williams (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Williams struggled in training camp, and landed on IR. This is effectively be a redshirt season for him.

The Philadelphia Eagles suffered a potentially highly consequential injury against the Detroit Lions Week 11, when they lost Lane Johnson likely for a least a month with a Lisfranc sprain. The Dallas Cowboys recently had some important players return to the field, and they are pretty healthy for a Week 12 game.

Here’s the Eagles-Cowboys injury report, with analysis.

Wednesday notes:

• Lane Johnson has had a tough 2025 season. He left the Week 3 Rams game with a neck injury, the Week 4 Buccaneers game with a shoulder injury, the Week 10 Packers game with an ankle injury, and most recently, the Week 11 Lions game with his Linfranc injury. Johnson will likely end up on injured reserve, but the Eagles have not yet made that roster move.

Whenever Johnson has had to come out of games this season, he has been replaced by Fred Johnson, who was the team’s swing tackle in 2024 but who left in free agency last offseason. He returned via trade just before the start of the 2025 season. Fred Johnson has played as reasonably well as anyone could have hoped for in Lane Johnson’s absence. However, it’s worth noting that Fred Johnson has not yet started any games, so opposing defensive coordinators almost certainly haven’t spent a lot of time picking apart his tape and trying to exploit any weaknesses they might find. The Cowboys will.

Another concern is if the Eagles will need to count on Matt Pryor at any point, should Fred Johnson or Jordan Mailata go down.

• Jurgens has had a tough season, too. He missed the bulk of training camp while still recovering from back surgery. He wasn’t 100 percent healed when the season began, but he played through it, and hasn’t been the same player he was a year ago. Jurgens suffered a knee injury against the Lions, and did not return. He now appears on the injury report with a concussion. Jurgens has missed two games this season, and it feels like he’ll miss third against the Cowboys. We’ll see. There’s an argument to be made that replacement Brett Toth has played better at center when Jurgens has been out.

• The Eagles opened up the 21-day practice window for Hinton’s return from IR. Lane Johnson’s injury probably has something to do with that.

• This will be Lampkin’s third week of practice. He remains on IR, though.

Thursday notes:

• Jurgens practiced. He might be good to go for Sunday after all.

Friday notes: 

• Jurgens is listed as questionable, but as full practice participant he’s likely to play.

Saturday notes:

• Jurgens will play. The Eagles announced on Saturday that they have removed his “questionable” status.

• Also, they announced that WR DeVonta Smith will travel separately from the team to the game, for personal reasons, but he will play.

Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.

• WR Johnny Wilson (IR, knee/ankle, out for the season): Wilson is a massive receiver at 6’6, 228 who carved out a dirty work role as a physical blocker his rookie season in 2024, though sometimes he was a little too aggressive, as he committed four penalties (3 holding, 1 OPI). He wasn’t much of a threat as a receiver, catching only 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD. He played a little over 400 snaps, and actually started four games.

• EDGE Ogbo Okoronkwo (IR, triceps, eligible to come off of IR at any time, season could be over): Okoronko was signed to provide edge depth. He played in just one game (4 snaps), before tearing his triceps.

• FB Ben VanSumeren (IR, knee, out for the season): VanSumeren was poised to take on a bigger role in the Eagles’ offense in 2025 as a full-time fullback, but he tore his patellar tendon on the opening kickoff of the season. His season is over.

• LS Charley Hughlett (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Hughlett throws the ball through his legs. The Eagles signed Cal Adomitis to throw the ball through his legs in place of Hughlett.

Wednesday notes: 

• Sewell’s, Hutchinson’s, and LaPorta’s injuries are new. Sewell left the Lions’ last game against the Commanders with his ankle injury, but returned. Hutchinson played 50 of 54 snaps. The guess here is that they’re both probably fine. LaPorta is a little more of a mystery. We’ll get a better idea if their injuries are serious if they don’t practice on Thursday.

• Joseph last played in a game Week 6 against the Chiefs. He continues to miss practices.

• Reed is a starting corner who signed a three-year deal worth $48 million this offseason. He suffered a hamstring injury against the Browns Week 4, and was placed on IR. He has 16 tackles, 1 INT, and 4 PBUs in 4 games this season. The Lions starters with Reed out have been Terrion Arnold, Amik Robertson, and slot CB Arthur Maulet. The Lions opened up Reed’s 21-day practice window this week.

Arnold missed Wednesday’s practice with a concussion, so the Lions could be thin in their secondary.

• Davenport began the season as a starter, but he landed on IR with a pectoral strain. Dan Campbell recently said that Davenport could return around the end of November. The Lions opened his 21-day practice window this week.

Thursday notes:

• Sewell and Hutchinson were back at practice. They’ll very likely play on Sunday night.

• LaPorta’s second straight day of missing practice has to be a big concern for the Lions.

• Joseph feels unlikely to play, and we already know that Reed is unlikely as well. If Arnold can’t play because of his concussion, the Lions could be without three starting DBs. Add in that Amik Robertson is a new addition to the injury report and the Lions could have major depth issues in their secondary, particularly at corner.

Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.

• LG Christian Mahogany (IR, eligible to return after Week 13): Mahogany is the Lions’ starting LG. He was placed on IR last week with a knee injury. Former Eagle Kayode Awosika started Week 10 against the Commanders. The Lions also lost C Frank Ragnow to retirement this offseason.

• CB D.J. Reed (IR, hamstring, 21-day practice window opened): As noted above.

• EDGE Marcus Davenport (IR, pectoral, 21-day practice window opened): As noted above.

• iDL Levi Onwuzurike (PUP, season over): Onwuzurike had surgery during the summer to repair an ACL injury, and his season is over. Onwuzurike doesn’t have impressive production (3.5 sacks in 2024), but he was a starter.

• DL Josh Paschal (NFI, 21-day practice  window opened last week): Paschal had surgery to repair a back injury this offseason. He played in 14 games last season, starting 10. He had 21 tackles and 2 sacks. The Lions opened his 21-day practice window last week.

• LB Malcolm Rodriguez (PUP, 21-day practice window opened 10/27): Rodriguez had 42 tackles and 2 sacks before tearing an ACL in late November last season. He has not yet played in any games this season. The Lions opened his 21-day practice window on October 27.

• LB Zach Cunningham (IR, eligible to come off of IR after Week 12): The former Eagle has played in 4 games for the Lions this season as a reserve run-down linebacker. He had 7 tackles. 

• OT Giovanni Manu (IR, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Manu is a backup OT who started at LT in place of an injured Taylor Decker against the Bengals Week 5. PFF had him down for 2 sacks allowed in that game.

• CB Khalil Dorsey (IR, wrist/concussion, eligible to come off of IR at any time): Dorsey is a backup DB, mostly in the slot.

• CB Ennis Rakestraw (IR, season over): Rakestraw was a 2024 second-round pick who has had an assortment of injuries, and not a lot of playing time. His season is over after having surgery on a shoulder injury suffered during training camp.

Follow Jimmy & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @JimmyKempski | thePhillyVoice

Like us on Facebook: PhillyVoice Sports

Add Jimmy’s RSS feed to your feed reader

The Philadelphia Eagles had their bye Week 9, so they should be fresh heading into an important stretch of games against the Green Bay Packers Week 10, the Detroit Lions Week 11, and the Dallas Cowboys Week 12. The Packers initially listed 13 players on their injury report.

Here’s the Eagles-Packers injury report, with analysis.

Thursday notes:

• Jurgens’ lack of practice is noteworthy coming out of the bye. His knee injury can’t be a long-term concern, seeing as the team did not place him on IR prior to their Week 8 game against the Giants. But we’ll monitor his progress (or lack thereof) as the week continues. Brett Toth played well at center against the Giants in relief of Jurgens.

• Ojomo’s limited practice status with a concussion means that he probably wouldn’t have played if the Eagles had a game Week 9. But as a limited participant in practice on Thursday, he should be good to go for Monday. Jackson, too.

• Brown said that he’s playing.

• Barkley hobbled off the field with a groin injury after a long run Week 8, and he did not return. His status was in question heading into this week. Full participation is a good result.

• The Eagles opened the 21-day practice window for Smith and he was a full participant, so his chances of playing on Monday feel pretty good.

• Brandon Graham appeared on the practice report last week. He’s not on there anymore.

Friday notes: 

• Jurgens remains out. His available for Monday feels doubtful. We’ll see.

• Ojomo was a full participant. Good news for him.

• Jackson did not practice, but it was due to a personal matter.

Saturday notes: 

• Jurgens is out. Toth will almost certainly start at center.

• Everyone else practiced in full on Saturday, though Smith, Bennett, and Lampkin are listed as questionable. Smith is the player who matters of the three, by far, and he is expected to play.