The Eagles just can’t catch a break this year. Philadelphia clinched the NFC East title and a playoff berth with its win over the Giants on Sunday, but guard Brandon Brooks suffered a shoulder injury in the game. Head coach Doug Pederson announced today that Brooks will miss the Eagles’ playoff run as a result.
The Eagles, who have been ravaged by injuries this season, may be without tight end Zach Ertz as well. Brooks, like Ertz, is one of the best at his position, and he was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl this year.
Despite suffering an Achilles tear in January, Brooks played in all 16 games for the Eagles in 2019, providing much-needed consistency for an offense that desperately needed it. Brooks’ running mate on the right side of the line, RT Lane Johnson, is dealing with an ankle injury but is expected to work his way back into practice this week and hopes to play in the team’s wildcard bout with the Seahawks.
Brooks, 30, signed a four-year, $54.2MM extension with the Eagles in November, which will keep him under club control through the 2024 campaign.
Eagles cannot catch a break. Each week injuries get worse and worse.
The Eagles also didn’t catch a break with the playoff schedule. During the regular season they hosted Seattle with a 1pm ET start time but they get a later start time now which would normally go to the Saints.
have we hit the injury record yet?
Sucks, they’ve been holding it together with duct tape and crazy glue but there’s only so much you can do.
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The cornerstone for the Eagles success the past few years has been ball control so losing anyone on the OL is especially costly.