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The near-lock to make the roster will have surgery that will sideline him all season.
Eagles receiver Johnny Wilson will undergo surgery and miss the 2025 season, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon.
Wilson, 24, suffered injuries to his knee and ankle during Tuesday’s training camp practice. Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported that Wilson needed season-ending surgery.
The Eagles drafted Wilson in the sixth round out of Florida State last year and after coming on strong this summer, he was a virtual roster lock in 2025. After a slow start to his camp, Wilson really shined in that first preseason game and carried that momentum into practice. He was expected to be the fourth receiver on the roster and was a near lock to make the team.
On Tuesday, Wilson went down early in a team portion of practice when he got rolled up on. It was pretty obvious it was a serious injury. Wilson had to be helped off the field and was eventually carted inside.
As a rookie, Wilson played 369 offensive snaps and caught 5 passes for 38 yards. His role was mostly as a blocker.
Not only is Wilson (6-foot-6, 228 pounds) a great blocker, but he also began to win 50-50 balls and was using his size well in the receiving game this training camp. So this is a blow to the Eagles’ receiver depth.
The good news is that a couple days before Wilson suffered that season-ending injury, the Eagles traded for receiver John Metchie III, so at least they have some extra depth at the position.
Washington’s backup, rehabbing from an injury, still feels ready if called upon.
Backup quarterback Marcus Mariota, who has missed most of the training camp, is stepping in the right direction toward being ready for Week 1.
“That’s the plan,” Mariota said after Thursday’s practice. “So, I’m kind of in that process to return to play, and part of that process is to come out here, start doing individual work, and then slowly get kind of acclimated into the team setting.”
Mariota has been dealing with a lower leg strain that has kept him out of practice. It is unclear exactly when the injury occurred, but Mariota went from participating in only individual drills to being completely absent for weeks. He made his return to practice during Wednesday’s practice but limited his participation to individual drills. Over the past two days, he has worked on the side field while the rest of the team has gone through team drills.
Quinn did not seem concerned about Mariota’s injury when asked about it earlier in camp, and...
