The Eagles still don’t have a clear timeline on Jonathan Greenard, and that uncertainty is starting to hang over the edge-rusher room.
Greenard has been out for all of training camp with a pectoral strain, and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio made it plain that the team is still waiting for answers. “I don’t know when Greenard will be back,” Fangio said. “That injury he got in our weight room is going to take some time to heal.”
When Fangio was asked later whether he was worried Greenard could miss the start of the regular season, he answered: “Yes.”
That’s a notable turn from the early messaging around the injury. Greenard was placed on the physically unable to perform list late last month after suffering the pec strain while lifting before camp. If he remains on the PUP list when the season begins, he won’t count against the roster, but he would be sidelined for the first four games.
General manager Howie Roseman tried to tamp down concern on the first day of camp, saying Greenard’s issue was not long-term.
“This is nothing we’re concerned about,” Roseman said.
The Eagles, though, have a lot invested here. They traded two third-round picks to the Vikings for Greenard and then handed him a four-year, $100 million extension with $50 million guaranteed.
He was brought in to be a top-end starter and help stabilize the edge. That makes the wait even more important, because Fangio has already been encouraged by what he’s seen from Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith this summer, while Arnold Ebiketie and A.J. Epenesa have also been “coming along.”
If Greenard isn’t ready by kickoff, those four will need to shoulder even more of the load.
The Eagles open the season on Sept. 13 against the Washington Commanders.
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