The Philadelphia Eagles listed six players on their initial injury report ahead of their Week 9 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags listed 11 players on their initial injury report, seven of whom were “questionable” for this matchup, making their gameday inactives report of particualar interest.
Here are the Eagles’ and Jaguars’ inactives, with analysis…
• WR Gabe Davis: The Jags signed Davis away from the Bills in free agency. He has 18 catches for 217 yards and 2 TDs this season.
The Jags are down two of their top three receivers, with Christian Kirk on IR. The good news for the Jags is that Brian Thomas will play, though he is not 100 percent.
• LG Ezra Cleveland: Cleveland is the Jaguars’ starting LG. When he went out of the game last week against the Packers, Cooper Hodges filled in. Hodges was a seventh-round pick in 2023 who has played 30 career snaps, 29 of which were against the Packers last week.
• DT Maason Smith: Smith is a second-round rookie. He has 5 tackles and a sack this season.
The rest:
Other notable players on IR, PUP, suspension, etc.
• WR Christian Kirk: Kirk’s season is over after reportedly suffering a fractured collarbone. He had 84 catches for 1108 yards and 8 TDs in 2022. In 2023, he had 57 catches for 787 yards and 3 TDs, despite missing five games.
• S Tashaun Gipson (Suspended): Gipson is in his 13th NFL season, with 173 regular season games played and 165 starts. He got popped for PEDs this summer.
• S Andrew Wingard (IR): Wingard is a role player for the Jags defense. He has not yet played in any games this season, but had his 21-day practice window opened last week.
• WR/RS Devin Duvernay (IR): Duvernay is mainly a return specialist. With Duvernay out, Parker Washington has been the primary returner, and he took a punt to the house Week 7 against the Patriots.
• RB Keilan Robinson (IR): Fifth-round rookie. No carries yet this season.
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