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Doug Pederson provides an update on the status of DeSean Jackson and the other injured Eagles

Doug Pederson provides an update on the status of DeSean Jackson and the other injured Eagles

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The Philadelphia Eagles walking wounded are starting to get healthy and on Friday head coach Doug Pederson provided an update on the status of some integral personnel.

Pederson announced that DeSean Jackson will miss a third straight practice Friday, but wouldn’t rule him out for Sunday’s game against the 49ers.

Jackson missed practice with a hamstring injury Wednesday and Thursday after he suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of the Eagles’ tie with the Bengals Sunday. The 33-year-old Jackson has 10 catches for 121 yards in the Eagles’ first three games.

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, who suffered a calf injury during pregame warmups against the Bengals should be back at practice after missing Wednesday and Thursday.

On Thursday, Greg Ward was the Eagles only healthy receiver, but star wideout Alshon Jeffery is expected to return to practice Friday but his status for Sunday remains up in the air. Jeffery was limited on Wednesday and had a planned rest day Thursday.

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Doug Pederson says he’s excited about the Eagles current group of wide receivers

Philadelphia head coach Doug Pederson says he’s excited about the Eagles current group of wide receivers

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to face the San Francisco 49ers on NBC’s Sunday Night Football and they’ll take the field with a banged wide receivers corps. Head coach Doug Pederson is unsure about who’ll be catching passes from Carson Wentz on Sunday, but he’s excited about the group and the potential that they have.

Pederson went on to say that the Eagles staff have a few more days to evaluate wide receivers in terms of health. The Eagles only had one active wide receiver (Greg Ward) practiced Thursday as four others sat out with injury or illness.

Pederson appears confident in rolling with Ward, Deontay Burnett, Marcus Green, Travis Fulgham, and possibly Quez Watkins or John Hightower.

Eagles Injury Report: Miles Sanders limited, Jason Peters among 8 players who miss practice

Philadelphia Eagles were without four wide receivers and a total of 8 players missed practice in advance of the team’s Sunday night matchup against the 49ers

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The Philadelphia Eagles released their Thursday injury report in advance of the Sunday night matchup with the San Francisco 49ers and not much has changed on that front.

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (calf), Jamon Brown (illness), John Hightower (ill), DeSean Jackson (hamstring), Alson Jeffery (foot), Avonte Maddox (ankle), Jason Peters (ill), and Trevor Williams (rib) all sat out practice for the second straight day.

Rudy Ford (groin), Lane Johnson (ankle), and Miles Sanders (glute) were all limited participants and on track to play Sunday. Fletcher Cox (illness) and Jac Driscoll (illness) got in full practices after sitting out Wednesday.

As previously noted, the Eagles are banged up at wide receiver and Greg Ward was the only wide receiver on the 53 man roster to practice. The Eagles are likely to call up Travis Fulgham and Deontay Burnett and or Marcus Green to help.

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Greg Ward is only WR on Eagles 53 man roster healthy enough to practice

Greg Ward is the only WR on Eagles 53 man roster healthy enough to practice

The Philadelphia Eagles are dealing with a variety of different injuries to their 53 man roster but no personnel group has been impacted like the Birds wide receivers. As the Eagles hit the practice field on Thursday, veteran wideout Greg Ward is the only wide receiver healthy enough to practice in advance of Sunday night’s matchup with the 49ers.

DeSean Jackson (hamstring), Alshon Jeffery (foot), John Hightower (lower-body), J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (lower-body) are all out with various injuries and the Eagles could have a lineup of Ward, Travis Fulgham & Marcus Green.

Quez Watkins started his 21-day window to return to practice and could be available on Sunday as well.

Philadelphia Eagles sign partnership with DraftKings; Deal includes naming rights to Field Club at Lincoln Financial Field

Eagles make DraftKings team’s official daily fantasy sports partner and official sports betting partner

The Philadelphia Eagles and DraftKings announced a new multi-year deal today which will make DraftKings the official daily fantasy sports partner and official sports betting partner of the organization.

As part of the new agreement, DraftKings will receive exclusive naming rights to the Field Club at Lincoln Financial Field, a premium lounge which will be called “The DraftKings Field Club.” The DraftKings Field Club will offer a true VIP experience and exclusive gameday access featuring an on-field viewing area in the north end zone, hospitality arrangements in the private club space, and additional benefits. The DraftKings Field Club will open its doors to ticketed guests once the in-person sports experience returns to Lincoln Financial Field.

“Our partnership with DraftKings presents many new and exciting opportunities that will help drive the fan experience at Lincoln Financial Field to the next level,” said Catherine Carlson, senior vice president of revenue and strategy, Philadelphia Eagles. “DraftKings has established itself as an emerging leader in the sports and entertainment space with an already strong presence in Philadelphia. We look forward to a successful future with DraftKings and showcasing the value of our shared vision in fun and engaging ways for our fans.”

Fans can access DraftKings Sportsbook and Daily Fantasy Sports apps anywhere by visiting draftkings.com or by downloading the DraftKings app via iOS and Android.

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Eagles place WR Jalen Reagor on Injured Reserve

Jalen Reagor placed on injured reserve by the Philadelphia Eagles

In news that had been expected for about two weeks now, the Philadelphia Eagles officially placed rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor on injured reserve with a thumb injury. The Eagles first-round pick (No. 21 overall) suffered a UCL tear in his thumb early in the Week 2 loss to the Rams but was inactive for Sunday’s game against Cincinnati.

With the injured reserve designation, Reagor will miss at least three more games starting with the Eagles Sunday Night Football showdown in San Francisco. The earliest Reagor could return to action is the Week 7 Thursday night game against the Giants.

Miles Sanders has a strong message for Eagles fan who like to ‘flip-flop’

Miles Sanders delivers a message to fake Eagles fans on his Instagram

The Philadelphia Eagles are currently 0-2-1 and staring at the three straight contests against elite competition. Fans and analysts alike have been extremely critical of quarterback Carson Wentz, head coach Doug Pederson and the entire team as a whole.

Players are human beings also and they here all the noise despite being advised to ignore all the outside criticism. Eagles star running back Miles Sanders isn’t here for any “fake” love and had an Instagram message for Philadelphia fans who weren’t all-in on the 2020 season.

Sanders’s Instagram post comes afters after Fletcher Cox revealed that he delivered a heartfelt message to the embattled quarterback, Carson Wentz.

Adrian Killins among 4 practice squad players protected by the Philadelphia Eagles for Week 4

Adrian Killins among 4 practice squad players protected by the Philadelphia Eagles for Week 4

The Philadelphia Eagles have protected four practice squad players in advance of the team’s huge matchup against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.

Philadelphia Eagles sign TE Hakeem Butler to the active roster off the Panthers practice squad

Eagles sign Hakeem Butler to the active roster off the Panthers practice squad

The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to sign Hakeem Butler off of the Carolina Panthers practice squad on Tuesday afternoon after the team placed star tight end Dallas Goedert on Injured Reserve.

Goedert suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Bengals.

At 6-5, 224 pounds, the second-year player out of Iowa State was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2019 at wide receiver and spent his entire rookie season on Injured Reserve.

He’ll now transition to tight end for the Eagles.

In three seasons at Iowa State as an explosive wide receiver, Butler totaled 110 catches for 2,149 yards and 18 touchdowns. He set a single-season school record with 1,318 receiving yards in his final year.

Through 3 weeks, Alvin Kamara has the 2nd-most fantasy football points in NFL history

The New Orleans Saints have a fantasy football Hall of Fame-caliber RB in Alvin Kamara, who trails only Marshall Faulk through three weeks.

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Alvin Kamara has been a fantasy football mainstay ever since he stepped on the field, but he’s outdone himself in 2020. Through the first three weeks, only one other player in NFL history has produced more fantasy football points than the New Orleans Saints featured back: Marshall Faulk, who racked up 109.0 points back in 2000 (when he won the NFL’s award for Most Valuable Player).

After three games, Kamara trails Faulk with 106.8 fantasy points. They are the only two players to score more than 102 points in the first three weeks, though Kansas City Chiefs legend Priest Holmes came close in 2002 and 2003. Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Thurman Thomas and Jim Brown round out the top-five all-time scorers through three weeks.

What’s been impressive about Kamara this year is his excellence on the ground and through the air. He’s averaging 4.9 yards per carry with as many touchdown runs as catches (3 each), while outproducing many wide receivers around the league in the passing game with 27 catches (on 31 targets) for 285 yards. No player in the league has more yards from scrimmage than him right now (438).

So pat yourself on the back if you lucked into Kamara in your fantasy draft. If he can keep up the pace after all-star wide receiver Michael Thomas gets back in the mix, he just might take your fantasy team all the way — and start to build his own Hall of Fame candidacy. Here’s hoping his bust in Canton includes the nose ring.

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