The Eagles’ injury picture sharpened on Saturday, and the biggest news is the one they did not want: DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks are both out for Monday night’s Week 7 matchup with the Cowboys.
Philadelphia listed four players as out on its final report: Smith, Wicks, Nolan Smith, and Michael Carter II. Smith missed practice all week with a hamstring injury, while Wicks sat out all week because of an ankle issue. The Eagles will have to lean on Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Elijah Moore, Hollywood Brown, and Britain Covey at receiver, with the Cowboys’ defense leaving the door open for production anyway.
Nolan Smith is out after being in concussion protocol, and Michael Carter II has been sidelined since Week 5. With Carter II unavailable, Andrew Mukuba and Cooper DeJean are set to work as the top two safeties in base looks, while Kenny Moore handles the back end in nickel packages.
There is better news on the questionable side. Saquon Barkley, Landon Dickerson, Jonathan Greenard, Jalyx Hunt, Eli Stowers, Grant Calcaterra, and Jakorian Bennett all got that tag.
Barkley was a full participant Saturday after being limited on Thursday and Friday, which makes it look like he’s trending toward playing. Dickerson also went full on Saturday, and it appears the Eagles will activate him from injured reserve to start at left guard.
If that happens, it will be worth watching how he looks after not playing especially well in Week 1.
Greenard’s situation is less clear. He did not practice Friday or Saturday after being limited Thursday and said he was a game-time decision.
If he goes, the Eagles likely won’t ask him to handle a full workload. Hunt remained limited all week, and with the edge-rusher group already thin, his status matters.
Philadelphia has until 4:00 PM Eastern on Monday to activate Dickerson, Stowers, Calcaterra, and Bennett from injured reserve if it wants them available against Dallas. The roster has room for those moves, so the final setup is still worth monitoring.
A few key names were listed without a game status, including Dallas Goedert, Drew Kendall, Zack Baun, Hollywood Brown, Jihaad Campbell, Jalen Carter, Britain Covey, Jordan Davis, Arnold Ebiketie, A.J. Epenesa, Fred Johnson, Willie Lampkin, Moro Ojomo, and Tyler Steen. All of them were on the injury report during the week.
Goedert was full go on Saturday after missing practice Thursday and Friday, which gives Tanner McKee at least one of the Eagles’ top targets. Kendall is also set to return to the starting lineup after sitting out the last two games, and the offensive line projects as LT Jordan Mailata, LG Landon Dickerson or Willie Lampkin, C Drew Kendall, RG Tyler Steen, and RT Markel Bell.
The edge-rusher situation remains especially tricky. With Nolan Smith out and Greenard and Hunt both questionable, the Eagles have only two edge players who are definitely on track to suit up Monday: Ebiketie and Epenesa. Philadelphia could also elevate Keyshawn James-Newby again for extra depth.
On the Cowboys’ side, the final report ruled out three players: starting linebacker Dee Winters, All-Pro return specialist KaVontae Turpin, and rookie reserve tackle Drew Shelton. Dallas also listed edge rusher Marist Liufau and depth safety P.J. Locke as questionable, though both are on injured reserve, so their availability depends on whether the team activates them before kickoff.
The Cowboys’ final injury report: OUT: Drew Shelton, KaVontae Turpin, Dee Winters.
QUESTIONABLE: Marist Liufau, P.J. Locke.
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