The Philadelphia Eagles have no surprises on their injury report heading into their Week 3 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams suffered an injury at cornerback Week 2, and they could also be without their starting LG.
Here's the Eagles-Rams injury report, with analysis.
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Player Injury Wed Thurs Fri Status
RB Will Shipley Oblique DNP
TE Dallas Goedert Knee Limited
QB Tanner McKee Thumb Limited
iDL Jalen Carter Shoulder Limited
Wednesday notes:
• Goedert didn't practice at all heading into the Eagles' matchup against the Chiefs Week 2. His limited participation on Wednesday is an encouraging sign for his availability Week 3 against the Rams.
• Shipley, McKee, and Carter have all been on the injury report with their various injuries, though Carter wasn't on it Week 2. Carter played through some pain in the Eagles' win over the Chiefs, but never had to exit the game because of his injury.
Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.
• LB Nakobe Dean (PUP, knee): Dean tore his patellar tendon in the Eagles' Wild Card win over the Green Bay Packers last season. As our Evan Macy detailed back in January, patellar tendon tears are more serious than ACL or Achilles tears. Dean began training camp on the PUP list and remained there to begin the regular season. He will miss the first four games, at a minimum. Rookie Jihaad Campbell is starting opposite Zack Baun, and has played well to begin the season.
• WR Johnny Wilson (IR, knee, ankle): Wilson is a massive receiver at 6'6, 228 who carved out a dirty work role as a physical blocker his rookie season in 2024, though sometimes he was a little too aggressive, as he committed four penalties (3 holding, 1 OPI). He wasn't much of a threat as a receiver, catching only 5 passes for 38 yards and a TD. He played a little over 400 snaps, and actually started four games.
• FB Ben VanSumeren (IR, knee): VanSumeren was poised to take on a bigger role in the Eagles' offense in 2025 as a full-time fullback, but he tore his patellar tendon on the opening kickoff of the season. His season is over.
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Player Injury Wed Thurs Fri Status
Wednesday notes:
• We'll update when the Rams' injury report is made available, but starting LG Steve Avila is expected to be on it. He sprained his ankle Week 1 against the Texans. If he can't play, Justin Dedich will likely start at LG, as he did Week 2, when he struggled against Jeffery Simmons.
Notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.
• CB Ahkello Witherspoon: Witherspoon is a starting corner. He broke his clavicle Week 2 against the Titans and landed on IR. The Rams' top three corners Week 1 were Witherspoon, Emmanuel Forbes (!), and Cobie Durant. Darious Williams did not play in the regular defense Week 1, but played Week 2 after Witherspoon went down. With Witherspoon out, the Rams' may have the smallest set of corners in the NFL:
• Emmanuel Forbes (6'0, 180)
• Cobie Durant (5'11, 182)
• Darious Williams (5'9, 192)
If A.J. Brown can't get going against these guys, an already alarming situation will become more worrisome.
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