The Eagles made a handful of roster moves Wednesday, opening the 21-day practice windows for four players on injured reserve and adding another defensive back to the practice squad.
Offensive guard Landon Dickerson, tight ends Eli Stowers and Grant Calcaterra, and cornerback Jakorian Bennett are all now eligible to return to practice. Philadelphia also signed DB Dean Clark to the practice squad.
Dickerson’s window comes after he became eligible to return from IR following the Eagles’ Week 5 game. The three-time Pro Bowler didn’t look like himself in Week 1 while playing through injury, and afterward he admitted he was “ a complete liability.”
The big question now is whether he’s actually healthy again, or whether those earlier injuries have left him less than 100 percent moving forward. The sense here is the Eagles won’t hurry him back into the starting lineup, though that could end up being wrong.
If he does return, left guard is the spot he’d be expected to reclaim.
Stowers reached eligibility after the Eagles’ Week 4 game, but his road back is a little murky. The rookie tight end had even told reporters he was set to play in Week 1 before being listed questionable on the final injury report, then downgraded one day later after the team apparently found he was more injured than first thought.
If he hadn’t landed on IR, he may have been a healthy scratch in the opener anyway. He barely surfaced in offseason practices or preseason games, never got first-team reps, and hasn’t had much chance to build chemistry with Jalen Hurts.
He also doesn’t bring much in the way of blocking or special teams value. Philadelphia is already carrying Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, and E.J.
Jenkins at tight end, while Zach Ertz sits on the practice squad and is out of temporary elevations. If the Eagles want Ertz available on game day, they’ll have to sign him to the roster.
Stowers clearly needs reps, but it’s tough to see the Eagles rushing to activate him.
Calcaterra is back in the mix too, though the roster picture at tight end makes his situation just as crowded. He became eligible to return after the Eagles’ Week 4 game, and while opening the window gives the team flexibility, it does not guarantee activation.
Philadelphia can simply let the 21-day clock run out and keep him on IR. That’s still an option here, especially with the team already carrying so many tight ends.
At the moment, it’s hard to see Calcaterra taking up a roster spot.
Bennett also became eligible to return after the Eagles’ Week 4 game, but cornerback isn’t exactly a glaring need right now. The Eagles appear to have enough depth there, and it sounds like they may prefer veteran Jonathan Jones as the top backup on the outside anyway. Even so, opening Bennett’s window gives them insurance if the position gets hit over the next few weeks.
As for Clark, the 25-year-old entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2025, signing with the New York Jets after going unpicked in the draft. Last season, he logged 180 defensive snaps and 172 special teams snaps before the Jets waived him in roster cuts ahead of the start of the 2026 season.
Most of his work has come at safety, though he has some nickel corner experience as well. With the Eagles already thin at safety and Michael Carter II hurt in Week 5, the extra depth on the back end makes sense.
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