Eagles buzz: Josh Sweat returns to practice, players requested padded sessions during bye week

The Eagles are practicing on Thursday and Friday of the playoff bye week, with Josh Sweat returning to practice and players requesting padded sessions to regain physicality

The Eagles are off this week after earning the lone bye in the NFC following their 22-16 win over the Giants in the season finale.

The team didn’t take the entire week off and is returning to practice for two sessions on Thursday and Friday.

There are injury concerns to monitor, two assistants are being pursued for potential head coaching jobs, and an offense that needs to regain efficiency in the running game.

With preparation for the divisional round underway, here’s the latest buzz from the NovaCare Complex.