Jalen Hurts (right finger) returned to full practice on Friday. The quarterback was a limited participant during Thursday’s practice after injuring his right finger against the New York Giants in the regular-season finale.
Cornerback Darius Slay (knee) and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (ankle) were once again full participants. Slay missed the final four games of the season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, while Smith missed Week 18 with an ankle injury that he sustained in Week 17.
Both players expressed their excitement to be back on the field following yesterday’s practice.
Running back D’Andre Swift (illness) was a full participant at Friday’s practice. The Philadelphia native is on track to make his playoff debut on Monday.
Wide receiver Britain Covey (groin) was once again a limited participant on Friday, just as he was on Thursday.
The final injury report ahead of Monday’s Wild Card Round playoff game between the Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been released and the team will be without All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown due to a knee injury.
“He won’t be in,” Head Coach Nick Sirianni said on Saturday morning. “It was going to be a stretch for A.J. to play. He did everything he possibly could to get himself ready. … He fought like crazy to try to do everything that he could do to do so, which doesn’t surprise me at all about A.J. He’s tough, and he’d do anything for his teammates. Unfortunately, he won’t be able to rip it this week.”
Sirianni said it would be a group effort to replace Brown’s production on the field. In the Week 3 win in Tampa Bay, Brown kicked off his NFL-record six straight games with 125 or more yards, catching nine passes for 131 yards.
“I think that’s one of our big strengths as a team,” Sirianni said. “You think about A.J. You think about Dallas (Goedert). You think about DeVonta (Smith). And then you think about D’Andre (Swift), the role that he has as well. I’m not even mentioning Julio (Jones) and those guys, Quez (Watkins) and OZ (Olamide Zaccheaus), who have made plays throughout the year as well, so I’m excited for those guys to get a little bit more opportunity.”
Wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee) did not practice for the second straight day. Brown exited last week’s game after going down with a knee injury in the first half.
