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If you were hoping to catch the Philadelphia Eagles at less than full force, I have some bad news for you. On Saturday, in the team’s final injury report, the Eagles listed both running back Saquon Barkley and receiver A.J. Brown as full goes for Monday’s game against the Green Bay Packers.
The only players who were given injury designations by the Eagles were center Cam Jurgens (knee, out), backup cornerback Jakorian Bennett (pectoral, questionable), reserve offensive lineman Willie Lampkin (knee/ankle, questionable) and pass-rusher Nolan Smith (triceps, questionable). Lampkin technically isn’t even a member of the 53-man roster, as he just had his injured reserve practice window open this week.
On the Packers’ end of their injury report, the receiver situation is now very concerning. Jayden Reed is already on the injured reserve, and three of Green Bay’s other receivers, Matthew Golden (shoulder), Dontayvion Wicks (calf) and Savion Williams (foot) have been listed as questionable for the game. Despite the extra day of rest between games, none of them have been a full participant for a single practice this week, including Golden missing the last two practices entirely.
On top of that, Christian Watson is on a pitch count, coming off his ACL tear, and isn’t even in a position where he’s been a full participant in a practice this week, either. Malik Heath also popped up on the injury report with a hip injury on Friday, making him a limited participant in the Packers’ final two practices of the week.
If you’re keeping track, yes, the only healthy receiver in Green Bay is Romeo Doubs. Don’t be surprised if there’s a practice squad call-up made on Sunday to help the team’s skeleton crew at the position.
The Packers have now officially ruled out cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee) and defensive end Lukas Van Ness (foot) for Monday’s action. Head coach Matt LaFleur said that Van Ness’ injury hasn’t recovered as quickly as they had hoped. Right tackle Zach Tom (back) is also listed as questionable for the game. If Tom is out, expect Darian Kinnard to step in at the position. Recently, Kinnard has been the backup right tackle while Anthony Belton has been the backup left tackle.
Another situation to keep an eye on is with defensive end Micah Parsons, who has been given an illness designation on Saturday. He was a limited participant in practice this week due to a pectoral injury, and he hasn’t been given a status this week, but often illnesses are downgraded in the day between the Packers’ final injury report and their gameday.
