The Eagles got a little bit of good news Wednesday on a line that has been held together with duct tape, depth chart shuffles and emergency starts. Philadelphia opened the practice window for three-time Pro Bowl left guard Landon Dickerson, who has been out since a rough opening night against Washington.
Dickerson was put on Injured Reserve the day after the opener with a bone bruise in his right knee. After that game, he called himself a “complete liability” because the injury had limited him so much. He later said he picked up the problem during training camp and believed it would heal on its own.
“You guys know Landon well, he works hard, he's determined to get back, and I think he's done a nice job taking care of his body to get himself back,” Sirianni said Wednesday before the news was made official. “Landon's a hell of a player and he's been a hell of a player for us.”
The move doesn’t mean Dickerson is back right away. Players on Injured Reserve have to sit out at least four games before they’re eligible to return, and the practice window simply gives him a chance to work with the team while staying on IR until Philadelphia activates him.
His return would come at a time when the Eagles have had to keep patching together the offensive line week after week. When Dickerson first went down, they shifted Cam Jurgens from center to left guard and inserted second-year pro Drew Kendall at center. Jurgens was later traded to the Ravens, and when Kendall was out Sunday with a knee injury, the Eagles were left with two undrafted players making their first career starts up front: Willie Lampkin at left guard and Jake Majors at center.
The constant turnover has been hard to miss. Jordan Mailata at left tackle and Tyler Steen at right guard have started all five games, but Philadelphia has already used three left guards - Dickerson, Jurgens and Lampkin - three centers - Jurgens, Kendall and Majors - and two right tackles - Lane Johnson and Markel Bell. Through Week 5, that adds up to nine different offensive line starters and four different combinations.
Only Green Bay has used more. The Packers have had 10 different starting linemen this season, while the Chargers have also gone with nine starters, including former Eagle Kayode Awosika.
If Dickerson is ready to go Sunday against the Panthers, he would slide right back into his usual spot at left guard and replace Lampkin. The center spot could belong to Kendall if he’s healthy, or to Lampkin or Majors.
Drafted in the second round in 2021, Dickerson has already built a rare résumé in Philadelphia. He’s one of 10 players in franchise history and the only offensive lineman to make three Pro Bowls in his first four seasons, and the first player since Donovan McNabb from 2000 through 2002 to do it.
Injuries have been part of his story going back to college and through the pros, but before this latest setback he had missed only four games because of injury over his first five seasons. This year’s knee issue sent him to IR on Sept. 15 after the opener.
His frustration with last season still lingered when he explained the decision to shut it down. On WIP, Dickerson said: “The best plan moving forward is to put me on I.R. so I can get this thing better to have a good stretch at the back end of the season vs. kind of what happened last year and limp it through for 18 weeks,” Dickerson said on WIP when he went on IR.
“I don't think anybody wants to see that again because that was just ugly. I don't want to do that again because that was just some B.S.”
Wednesday’s activity wasn’t limited to Dickerson. The Eagles also opened practice windows for rookie tight end Eli Stowers, who is dealing with a hamstring injury, tight end Grant Calcaterra with a back injury and cornerback Jakorian Bennett with a knee injury.
They also added safety Dean Clark to the practice squad. Clark appeared in 12 games with two starts for the Jets last season.
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