S Grayland Arnold
: Undrafted rookie, but the Eagles could ve used all the help they could get in the secondary. Unfortunately, he didn t even make the trip.
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RB Jason Huntley: Huntley has been a healthy scratch most weeks this season. This week, he didn t make the trip with an illness.
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Notable players on short-term IR
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RT Lane Johnson: Johnson s season is over, as his recurring ankle issues continue. We covered Johnson in more depth here.
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WR DeSean Jackson: Jackson played three games, missed three games, returned for one game, and is probably done for the season. Predictably, relying on Jackson to stay healthy this season at this stage of his career was a mistake.
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The Eagles rush defense got wrecked by running quarterbacks early in the season, most notably by Lamar Jackson and Daniel Jones, but they ve been much better of late against guys like Russell Wilson and Taysom Hill. I d say that guys like Kyler Murray, guys like Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, we ve faced a lot of guys that had similar skill sets, but all of them were unique, Jim Schwartz said on Tuesday. All of them had a different way that they ran the ball. All of them had a different skill set passing. Whether they were throwing quick passes, whether they were scrambling to buy time to make big plays down the field. Every player stands on his own in the NFL and what we re going to try to do against Kyler Murray will be specific for his skill set and their offense. It won t be based on what we did against Russell Wilson or you name it, Lamar Jackson or any of the other guys that we ve faced that are dual-threat quarterbacks.
Jason Kelce wants to stop the tank.
With the Los Angeles Chargers win over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles moved from ninth to eighth in the projected 2021 NFL Draft order. They can potentially move up further in the draft order on Saturday and Sunday, depending on the outcomes of the NFL s slate of games. Yes, the NFL has games on Saturday this weekend and next weekend.
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We ll get to that in a minute. But first, the question to be asked is, after their win last Sunday over the Saints, are the Eagles better off winning games and competing for a playoff berth, or are they better off losing the rest of their games, and having the best draft position possible?
Milton s best trait is his calmness at all times whether the Sixers are losing by 15 in the middle of the second quarter or winning by three in the fourth quarter, he plays under control and within himself. Using quick shot fakes, side steps, and a little bit of the glass, Milton started to fill it up, and once Indiana sent extra bodies his way, Milton played the role of composed playmaker, hooking up with Furkan Korkmaz in the 12 play that they used to run frequently with Simmons and JJ Redick.
The Sixers bench wildly outplayed the Pacers bench on Friday, and Milton was a big reason why, sparking a big third-quarter run that continued as the Sixers surged to the lead in the fourth. If they get this Shake all year, the bench is going to be significantly better than in years past.
Kate Frese/for PhillyVoice Darius Slay before the Philadelphia Eagles game against the LA Rams at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on September 20, 2020.
UPDATE [Saturday, 11:50 a.m.] Starting cornerback Darius Slay was among three players who didn t make the trip to Glendale for Sunday s game against the Cardinals, the Eagles announced. As such, he has been ruled out.
Game Status Update: DB Grayland Arnold, RB Jason Huntley (illness), and CB Darius Slay did not travel with the team and are out for tomorrow’s game. pic.twitter.com/DfYx6zgo7g Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 19, 2020
We ve updated the injury report below.