The Philadelphia Eagles received some heartbreaking news on Monday when it was announced that Brandon Brooks has suffered a torn Achilles.
Brooks confirmed the news and stated that it was his other Achilles and not the one torn in the Eagles 2018 playoff loss to the Saints.
With Brooks done and the Eagles season off to a rocky start, here are four takeaways from the news.
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1. Eagles best lineman is gone for the year
Brooks was the highest-graded guard in football in 2019, the second-ranked guard on the PFF top 50 list, and the fifth-ranked player on PFF’s 2019 101 lists.
Over the last three seasons, Brooks has started all 48 regular-season games, while playing in 95% of the Eagles offensive snaps and making the. Pro Bowl in each season.
Brooks tore his right Achilles tendon in January 2019.
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