Eagles Week 8 News Tracker: Welcome to Cowboys Week

Throw the team records out the window. In Week 8, the Dallas Cowboys are coming to Philadelphia to play the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday Night Football. It's officially Cowboys Week. The Eagles have, of course, underperformed through the first seven weeks of the season, while the Cowboys appear to be on the…

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Zach Ertz is going to be out longer than initially thought
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Zach Ertz is going to be out longer than initially thought

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz left Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens with what was eventually revealed to be a high-ankle sprain. Earlier this week, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that Ertz was expected to miss approximately 3-to-4 weeks with the injury. Apparently, he may be out longer than that. On Thursday morning, NFL insider Mike…

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Eagles free up .7 million in cap space
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Eagles free up $5.7 million in cap space

Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles somewhat quietly created some additional 2020 cap space on Wednesday. According to a report from Field Yates of ESPN, the Eagles converted $7.16M of defensive tackle Fletcher Cox's salary into a bonus, creating roughly $5.7M in cap space. The timing of this news, just ahead of the upcoming NFL…

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DeSean Jackson, Lane Johnson expected to return vs. Giants
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DeSean Jackson, Lane Johnson expected to return vs. Giants

Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Wednesday and, among other things, offered injury updates on the team's current mountain of injured players. Most notably, Pederson indicated that WR DeSean Jackson, RT Lane Johnson, CB Avonte Maddox, and LB Duke Riley are all expected to play on Thursday when the Eagles host the New York…

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Eagles injury report tracker: Week 7

After losing to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6, the Eagles have a short turnaround for Week 7, as they are scheduled to host the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football. Most weeks, the Eagles release official injury reports on Wednesday and Thursday and a final report with official injury designations on Friday afternoon.…

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Could Jalen Hurts play a bigger role going forward?
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Could Jalen Hurts play a bigger role going forward?

In the wake of the Miles Sanders injury, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was asked during Monday's videoconference about how he plans to handle the running back situation if Sanders has to miss time. After initially being asked about using some combination of Corey Clement, Boston Scott, Jason Huntley, and Adrian Killins, Les Bowen asked…

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Miles Sanders, Zach Ertz expected to miss time with injuries
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Miles Sanders, Zach Ertz expected to miss time with injuries

The Philadelphia Eagles lost to the Baltimore Ravens in Week 6. They also lost another handful of players to injuries, and a bunch of them are now expected to miss some time. The Miles Sanders injury is the most concerning one, at least in terms of his position and what he means for the offense,…

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