Jonathan Greenard’s status for Monday night is still hanging in the air, and the Eagles edge rusher says it may come down to the very last moment before kickoff.
Greenard is listed as questionable against the Cowboys with an ankle injury that has already cost him time this season. On Saturday, he made it clear the decision is still fluid.
“Thankfully we play Monday night so it gives us a little extra time to cool down and see how it goes,” Greenard said.
The veteran began the week as a limited participant, then missed the final two practice days. This is the same ankle issue that sidelined him against the Jaguars in London before he returned for 24 snaps against the Panthers.
Asked whether the problem is a high ankle sprain, Greenard said no.
“It’s an ankle sprain,” Greenard said. “Sometimes they’re good, sometimes they just linger on.
Little stuff like that. Everybody’s different.
My body is obviously different. I haven’t dealt with an ankle this long in an instance.
I do see light at the end of the tunnel. I’ll be eventually getting over it.”
The Eagles traded for Greenard and then gave him a $98 million contract extension to be their top edge rusher in the rotation, but the season has gone sideways. He hurt his pec in the team weight room just before training camp began, finally got back on the field in Week 3, and then injured his ankle the following week.
Through three games, Greenard has played 61 snaps. He still hasn’t recorded a sack and has only one QB hit.
“It’s tough, man,” Greenard said. “I ain’t never dealt with this ever in my career.
Back-to-back-to-back type stuff. But like I tell my boys all the time, we sign up for this.
I mean, we didn’t ask for it but this is part of things come like that. I just continue to keep my head down and work and understand that even if I’m not out there playing at times, I can be out there to help my teammates, give them little insight, little things that I see.”
Philadelphia is already thin on the edge, which makes Greenard’s availability even more important. Against the Panthers, Jalyx Hunt was out with knee and ankle injuries, A.J.
Epenesa missed the game with a back injury, then Nolan Smith suffered a concussion and Greenard tweaked his hamstring. That left Arnold Ebiketie and rookie Keyshawn James-Newby as the only outside linebackers available.
Ebiketie played a career-high 72 defensive snaps and added 12 on special teams. James-Newby, making his NFL debut, logged 48 defensive snaps and 24 more on special teams.
With Smith out again this week and Hunt also questionable, the Eagles could use any help they can get at the position.
“You just have to be smart,” Greenard said. “If I can go, trust me, I’m going to go out there.
We understand the situation last week with Nolan going down. But as much as I would like to be out there at times, if it’s not going to be effective and it’s going to be a detriment to the team, then it’s selfish on my part to be out there.”
Greenard was also asked about the idea of shutting himself down for a few weeks so the ankle could heal. He didn’t sound interested in that route. The Eagles are 2-4, and he said this kind of injury is something that has to run its course whether he’s on the field or not.
The former Pro Bowler said he’s trying to keep the bigger picture in mind even as the setbacks pile up.
“I know that time is going to come. I’m not tripping,” Greenard said.
“It’s frustrating but I can’t let it get me down because I do understand there’s light at the end of the tunnel. And we still control our destiny.
I’m not finna just lay down or be complacent with the fact that I’m hurting, whatever the situation might be. I’m trying to get my tail out there every single rep I can.
If I can, cool. If I can’t, I’ll see it.
I’m going to continue to work my ass off and that’s what I’m going to do and hopefully we get that same result Monday.”
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