Divisional Round game status updates.
The Philadelphia Eagles issued their third and final official injury report on Friday in advance of their Divisional Round playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Eagles ruled one player OUT: Byron Young.
The Eagles opened Young’s 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve on January 8. He’s been fully participating in practice but the team clearly isn’t in a rush to activate the depth defensive tackle.
Dallas Goedert, A.J. Brown, Saquon Barkley, Jordan Mailata, Cam Jurgens, Josh Sweat, and Kenny Pickett are all set to play despite appearing on the injury report this week.
Goedert returned to practice on Friday after sitting out on Thursday due to illness.
Brown is set to play despite missing Wednesday’s practice and being limited on Thursday. He was upgraded to full participation on Friday.
Barkley, Mailata, Jurgens, and Sweat rested on Wednesday before fully participating in practice on Thursday and Friday.
Pickett has been a full participant in practice all week. He’ll once again be Jalen Hurts’ backup while Tanner McKee serves as the emergency third quarterback.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (FRIDAY)
OUT
DT Byron Young (hamstring)
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RESERVE/INJURED
DB James Bradberry IV
OT Le’Raven Clark
WR Britain Covey
LB Nakobe Dean
OL Jack Driscoll
DE Brandon Graham
TE C.J. Uzomah
FB/LB Ben VanSumeren
DT Byron Young (practice window open)
The Eagles opened Young’s 21-day practice window to return from IR on January 8. Bradberry is eligible to be activated if/when the Eagles desire to activate him, which isn’t looking likely. Covey isn’t eligible to return until the NFC Championship Game. Dean is out for the season and could miss games in 2025. Graham might be out for the season due to a triceps injury, though he didn’t totally rule out a chance of him playing in the Super Bowl. Uzomah is only eligible to return if the Eagles make it to the Super Bowl. BVS is out for the season due to a knee injury. Driscoll is out for the season with an ankle injury. Clark is out for the season since he was placed on IR back in May.
LOS ANGELES RAMS INJURY REPORT (FRIDAY)
The Rams ruled two players OUT: Troy Reeder and Larrell Murchison.
They’re both on injured reserve. The Rams opened their practice windows on Thursday but they’re not yet ready to play.
The Rams ruled four players QUESTIONABLE: starting left tackle Alaric Jackson, starting nose tackle Bobby Brown III, starting cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon, and depth guard Justin Dedich.
Sean McVay said he expects all four players to play on Sunday, per Stu Jackson. We’ll find out for sure when inactives are announced 90 minutes prior to kickoff at 1:30 PM Eastern.
Alaric Jackson was listed under “did not participate” on Wednesday with a chest injury. He was upgraded to full participation on Thursday. But then he missed Friday’s practice with “knee” added to his injury designation. So, he might be a little banged up in different parts of his body.
Brown did not practice at all this week. Players who don’t practice typically don’t play … but perhaps the Rams are just trying to get him to game day. Even so, Brown might not be 100%.
Witherspoon was limited on Friday after being listed as DNP on Wednesday and Thursday.
Dedich missed Friday’s practice due to illness.
Starting tight end Tyler Higbee fully participated in practice on Friday after being limited on Wednesday and Thursday. He will play despite being hospitalized on Monday night.
OUT
DE Larrell Murchison (foot)
LB Troy Reeder (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE
NT Bobby Brown III (shoulder)
OL Justin Dedich (illness)
OL Alaric Jackson (chest/knee)
CB Ahkello Witherspoon (thigh)
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RESERVE/INJURED
RB Blake Corum
DE Nick Hampton
CB Derion Kendrick
OL KT Leveston (practice window open)
OL Conor McDermott
DE Larrell Murchison (practice window open)
LB Troy Reeder (practice window open)
CB Tre Tomlinson