The Eagles’ week after a 19-17 last-second loss to the Jaguars in London has been packed with injury news, roster churn and a lot of uncomfortable questions. Philadelphia is sitting at 2-3, and the picture got a little clearer - and not much prettier - over the last few days.
One of the biggest developments came with Landon Dickerson. The Eagles opened his practice window along with three other players: Eli Stowers, Jakorian Bennett and Grant Calcaterra. Dickerson’s knee injury has kept him on IR since his rough Week 1 start, and Nick Sirianni would not commit to Dickerson reclaiming the left guard spot this week.
The first injury report for Week 6 brought the usual flood of names, but the headliners stood out. DeVonta Smith did not practice again because of hamstring and toe issues, and Saquon Barkley also sat out with a hamstring injury.
Jalyx Hunt, Drew Kendall, Michael Carter II and Will Shipley were also out. Shipley is expected to miss multiple weeks, while Hunt and Kendall are considered week-to-week.
There were a few brighter notes in the middle of all that. Dickerson and Stowers were back on the field for the first time since going on IR, though both were limited.
Jalen Hurts was a full participant despite the calf injury that had been on the report before the Jaguars game. Jonathan Greenard was limited, while Hollywood Brown and Marcus Epps returned to practice.
Hurts addressed the calf issue on Wednesday, and he didn’t try to dress it up.
"It was a very unique experience, to say the least. I don't want to get into the details of kind of leading up to the game and whatnot, but I got nicked up in the Rams game."
He was then asked whether that injury was part of the reason he went on the field early before kickoff.
"I was trying to rest, and yeah."
Sirianni, meanwhile, defended the final sequence against Jacksonville - the one that ended with two throws in field-goal range, eight seconds left on the clock and a Jaguars return that set up the game-winning kick. He pointed to the way the team practices those moments every week and argued that moving the ball closer helps the kicker.
"Leading up to Jake's kick, we practice that situation every Wednesday. Every single Wednesday, we practice what we call two-minute to four-minute.
It's a little more complicated than I think people understand. My opinion is that people stop trying -- you get to around the 35, you're in range, and people stop trying to advance the ball forward.
When you advance the ball forward, you make the kicker's job easier. We are all trying to do our part to help each other be at their best.
You guys can look up the percentages when the ball gets in certain spots on the field leaguewide."
The Eagles also made a round of practice-squad moves, signing defensive back Dean Clark, offensive tackle Xavier Truss and defensive tackle Zion Wilson. To make room, they released tight end Josiah Deguara and cornerback Shaun Wade.
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