Eagles Soar into Super Bowl LIX Prep With Injury Report Boost: Philly Fans Rejoice as Key Players Get Clean Bill of Health
The Philadelphia Eagles received a ripple of good news regarding players’ health as they kick off their final preparation for Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Both Landon Dickerson (knee) and Cam Jurgens (back) were full participants on Wednesday after not practicing last week with the same injuries.
Linebacker Zack Baun (groin), wide receiver Britain Covey (neck), tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle), and tight C.J. Uzomah (abdomen) were also full participants.
Eagles starting defensive end Jalen Carter (illness), who missed media availability because he was sick, still managed to practice some.
Running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion/knee), defensive end Brandon Graham (elbow), and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) remained limited participants to kick off the week.
Eagles vs. Chiefs Super Bowl Wednesday Injury Report Observations
- Defensive end Jalen Carter’s health will be something to monitor, though it’s good to see him back at practice.
- Starting center Cam Jurgens was forced to play through his back injury during the NFC championship after Landon Dickerson left early due to a knee injury. Jurgens had confirmed earlier in the week that he will play Sunday.
- Tight end Dallas Goedert has missed practice due to his ankle injury but still played in the NFC championship.
- Linebacker Zack Baun popped up on last week’s Friday injury report with a groin injury.
- Wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been on and off the injury report with a hamstring injury, so we should expect him to be fine.
- Backup defensive end Mojo Ojomo (shoulder) and backup right guard Brett Toth (knee) are off the injury report.
- Backup running back Kenny Gainwell suffered a concussion/knee injury during the NFC championship game. It looks like he is progressing through concussion protocol.
- Philly added some emergency depth behind Gainwell last week, signing running back Lew Nichols to the practice squad.
- The Eagles opened wide receiver Britain Covey‘s (neck) 21-day practice window. Rookie cornerback/returner Cooper DeJean has taken his place on the punt return.
- The Eagles opened defensive end Brandon Graham (elbow) and tight end C.J. Uzomah‘s 21-day practice windows last week.
