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We’re looking at six storylines to watch when the Philadelphia #Eagles travel to Tampa to face the Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will host the defending NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
Both clubs will look to remain undefeated, while the Birds will get three starters back, and they’ll enter the contest on 11 days’ rest.
We’re looking at six early storylines to watch, with kickoff fast approaching.
We’re looking at an updated Philadelphia #Eagles depth chart for the Week 3 matchup vs. Buccaneers and after a slew of roster moves
The Eagles have started preparation for their Monday night matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the team had four key players return to practice.
These players were on the field at the start of Thursday’s practice open to the media:
CB James Bradberry (concussion), S Reed Blankenship (ribs), RB Kenny Gainwell (ribs), and RB Boston Scott (head injury) were all participating in individual drills.
With preparation continuing on Friday, here’s Philadelphia’s unofficial depth chart for Week 3 via the Eagles website.
We’re looking at 10 stats to know for Week 3 matchup between the Philadelphia #Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football
The Eagles and Buccaneers are among seven undefeated teams in the NFC, and the two clubs will meet in an intriguing matchup on Monday Night Football.
Baker Mayfield has been efficient while avoiding turnovers.
At the same time, his counterpart from Oklahoma, Jalen Hurts, will look to remain undefeated, while owning one of the best win percentages over the past two years.
With preparation for the matchup underway, here are ten stats for Week 3.
The Colts added RB Trey Sermon to the practice squad and promoted G Arlington Hambright to the active roster.
The Indianapolis Colts signed guard Arlington Hambright from the practice squad to the active roster, waived offensive tackle Ryan Hayes from the active roster and signed running back Trey Sermon to the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday.
Despite being one of the waiver claims following roster cuts before the season, Hayes was on the active roster for just two games before being waived. He was a healthy scratch in both games.
Hambright had some flashes throughout training camp and the preseason along with some inconsistencies. He showed off some versatility working both on the interior and at left tackle.
Sermon is added to the practice squad as a depth move in the backfield. He has one season of experience with head coach Shane Steichen when he spent the 2022 campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles.
He has appeared in 11 career games since entering the league as a third-round pick with the San Francisco 49ers in the 2021 NFL draft.
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We’re looking at 10 potential replacements for Philadelphia #Eagles slot cornerback Avonte Maddox, who’ll be out indefinitely after having surgery on torn pectoral muscle
The Eagles are used to playing without Avonte Maddox over the past two seasons and they’ll go an indefinite amount of time without their slot cornerback in 2023.
Philadelphia is already down a starter at middle linebacker, and the team will lose their slot cornerback after he sustained a pectoral injury.
In Rapoport reports that Maddox will be out indefinitely and could miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery.
#Eagles DB Avonte Maddox will have surgery this week to repair a torn pec, sources say after an MRI and additional opinions. The injury will keep him out indefinitely, potentially for the season.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 18, 2023
Maddox underwent an MRI on Friday, and after receiving a second opinion, he’ll have the surger
With Maddox and McPhearson out, the Eagles to make at the slot cornerback and it could involve Mario Goodrich.
Rookie backup cornerbacks Kelee Ringo and Eli Ricks are viewed primarily as outside cornerbacks, while a potential wild card could be athletic rookie safety Sydney Brown.
With Philadelphia yet to make a statement on the news, we’re looking at ten potential replacements for Maddox.
The Philadelphia #Eagles released LB Rashaan Evans from the Practice Squad and waived RB Trey Sermon from IR
The Eagles announced two roster moves on Friday, releasing Rashaan Evans from the Practice Squad and waiving running back Trey Sermon from Injured Reserve.
We've released LB Rashaan Evans from the Practice Squad and waived RB Trey Sermon from Injured Reserve. pic.twitter.com/klaAQcnx1J
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 15, 2023
With Nakobe Dean set to miss multiple weeks, the Eagles are signing linebacker Rashaan Evans to the practice squad ahead of Thursday night’s matchup against the Vikings.
In 2022, Evans led the Falcons in tackles, posting 159 stops—seventh-most in the NFL last season.
The Philadelphia #Eagles are set to release RB Trey Sermon ahead of the 53-man roster deadline
Trey Sermon was always the fifth man up and the Eagles are going to release the talented running back ahead of the 4:00 PM deadline.
The #Eagles are releasing RB Trey Sermon, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2023
Philadelphia will likely keep Rashaad Penny, D’Andre Swift, Kenneth Gainwell and Boston Scott at the running back position.
During the 2023 preseason, Sermon led the Eagles with 30 carries for 105 rushing yards, and three touchdowns.
Sermon could return on the practice squad.
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We’re providing one last 53-man roster prediction following the Philadelphia #Eagles preseason finale and ahead of Tuesday’s roster cut down date
The Eagles concluded their preseason on Thursday night after a 27-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Lincoln Financial Field.
The loss dropped the Birds to 0-2-1 on the summer, but the goals and narrative was always about daily improvement and preparing for a long regular season, and postseason run.
The preseason finale caused some last minute roster shuffling for The Eagles Wire and there have been changes with the team needing to trim their roster to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon.
With all eyes towards the regular season, here’s our final 53-man roster prediction of the summer.
We’re looking at takeaways and observations from the Philadelphia #Eagles 27-13 loss to the Colts in the preseason finale
Philadelphia is a Super Bowl favorite, and the march toward another deep postseason run can now begin after an efficient summer and meaningful preseason.
The Eagles concluded their 2023 preseason with a 0-2-1 record and no serious injuries outside of the thumb surgery that’ll sideline Haason Reddick for a few weeks.
The starters sat, while Tanner McKee again shined, but it wasn’t enough as the Colts built on a 17-13 halftime lead and exited Lincoln Financial Field with a 27-13 road win.
The Eagles will now work towards the August 29 roster cutdown day, with Thursday night providing some early indicators of who’s in and who’s out.
With the teams off on Friday, here are takeaways and observations of the final preseason game.
We’re looking at instant analysis and recap of the Philadelphia #Eagles 27-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in preseason finale
The Eagles concluded their 2023 preseason with an 0-2-1 record and no serious injuries outside of the thunb surgery that’ll sideline Haason Reddick a few weeks.
The starters sat, while Tanner McKee again shined, but it wasn’t enough as the Colts built on a 17-13 halftime lead and exited Lincoln Financial Field with a 27-13 road win.
Shane Steichen returned to Philadelphia for the first time since being hired by Indianapolis, and he had No. 4 overall pick Anthony Richardson.
The former Florida Gators quarterback went 6-17 for 78 yards.
Both teams will now work towards the August 29 roster cutdown day, with Thursday night providing some early indicators of who’s in and who’s out.
With both teams off on Friday, here’s an instant analysis of the final preseason game.
