The Philadelphia Eagles issued their first official injury report in advance of their Wild Card playoff home game against the San Francisco 49ers.
The Eagles listed two players under DID NOT PARTICIPATE:
Grant Calcaterra and Brett Toth.
Calcaterra suffered knee and ankle injuries after being taken down with a hip drop tackle in the Eagles’ Week 18 game against the Washington Commanders. He is now listed with just an ankle injury. Not trying to be harsh but his absence could be a case of addition by subtraction since the Eagles try to run behind him and it typically doesn’t go well since he’s not a great blocker. If Calcaterra can’t play, the Eagles will have at least three active tight ends: Dallas Goedert, Kylen Granson, and Cameron Latu. If they want a fourth tight end, they can opt to temporarily elevate E.J. Jenkins from the practice squad.
Toth suffered a concussion in the Eagles’ Week 18 game. If he’s not able to at least return to practice in a limited capacity by Thursday, I’m thinking he won’t be able to play on Sunday. Toth is typically the top backup at guard and center, so, it remains to be seen how the team would replace him if applicable. They could go with Matt Pryor as the top backup at both guard spots and Drew Kendall at center. Or perhaps Kendall’s inexperience would prompt them to slide Landon Dickerson to center and put Pryor at left guard.
The Eagles listed five players under LIMITED PARTICIPATION: Lane Johnson, Jalen Carter, Nakobe Dean, Dallas Goedert, and Marcus Epps.
Johnson returned to practice for the first time since suffering a Lisfranc injury in Week 11. There were initially some conflicting reports on Johnson’s status for this weekend but then Brian Baldinger tweeted that Johnson WILL be playing. Of course, that tweet has since been deleted. But NFL insider Adam Schefter also sounded pretty sure Johnson will suit up. It sure seems like Johnson will at least try to give it a go … but we’ll see if he’s able to make it through the entire game, assuming he does play.
Carter apparently suffered a hip injury in practice last week. There’s no indication he won’t play against the 49ers.
Dean told reporters that he is “definitely playing” on Sunday. The limited workload is likely about the Eagles helping him ease back in to practice after suffering a hamstring injury.
Goedert missed practice last week with a knee injury. The Eagles are probably ramping him up to get him to Sunday.
Epps suffered a concussion in practice last week. That he’s been upgraded to limited participation indicates he’s progressing towards a return. Barring any setbacks, he should be on track to start at safety against the 49ers.
The Eagles listed two players under FULL PARTICIPATION: Jaelan Phillips and Azeez Ojulari.
Phillips didn’t get a true bye week this season since the Miami Dolphins traded him before they had one. The Eagles gave Phillips time off last week to allow him to get some of that much-needed rest. Now he’s back in full and ready to play.
The Eagles opened Ojulari’s 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve earlier on Wednesday. The thinking here is that they’re keeping him on standby in case they suffer some edge defender injuries during their potential playoff run.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (WEDNESDAY)
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
TE Grant Calcaterra (ankle)
OL Brett Toth (concussion)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
DT Jalen Carter (hip)
LB Nakobe Dean (hamstring)
S Marcus Epps (concussion)
TE Dallas Goedert (knee)
OT Lane Johnson (foot)
FULL PARTICIPATION
EDGE Azeez Ojulari (hamstring)
EDGE Jaelan Phillips (ankle)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS INJURY REPORT (WEDNESDAY)
The 49ers have yet to announce their injury report (damn West Coast time) but it’s well-known that they’re banged up. And not just because they have a bunch of key players on injured reserve. Their active roster is facing some key injuries, including starting left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall.
We’ll update this post once the 49ers issue their injury report.
