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    Dallas Goedert among five Eagles coming back from injuries

    Getty Images The injury-plagued Eagles are getting healthier. Philadelphia will get back five key players who will be activated from injured reserve before Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys, according to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. The biggest news is that tight end Dallas Goedert...
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    Cowboys rule out Andy Dalton

    Getty Images Ben DiNucci will be the Cowboys’ starting quarterback on Sunday Night Football. The Cowboys officially ruled out Andy Dalton with the concussion he suffered last week against Washington. That leaves DiNucci as the next man up. A seventh-round rookie out of James Madison, DiNucci...
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    Eagles put Genard Avery, Nathan Gerry on injured reserve

    Getty Images The Eagles had five players on injured reserve return to practice this week and they’ve now opened up spots on the active roster for four of them. Defensive end Genard Avery and linebacker Nathan Gerry have been placed on injured reserve. Avery has an elbow injury while Gerry is...
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    Andy Dalton listed as doubtful for Sunday Night Football

    Getty Images All signs point to rookie Ben DiNucci starting for the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. The team lists Andy Dalton as doubtful with the concussion he was diagnosed with after an illegal hit to the head by Washington linebacker Jon Bostic. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expects Dalton...
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    NFL Week 8 injury report roundup: Aaron Jones out again this week

    Getty Images Week Eight of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Falcons and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...
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    Mike McCarthy: Andy Dalton not scheduled to practice Saturday

    Getty Images The Cowboys will hand in an injury report on Friday that includes designations for Sunday night’s game against the Eagles, but it won’t be the final word on quarterback Andy Dalton‘s availability. Dalton remains in the concussion protocol and was at Friday’s walkthrough as an...
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    Ben DiNucci readying for first start as Andy Dalton remains out

    Getty Images Dak Prescott‘s first start came only after Kellen Moore and then Tony Romo were injured before the 2016 season opener. Ben DiNucci will make his start only after Prescott’s season-ending ankle injury and Andy Dalton‘s concussion. The Cowboys have not ruled out Dalton, but it seems...
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    Report: Jalen Reagor cleared to return for Sunday Night Football

    Getty Images Doctors have cleared receiver Jalen Reagor to return this week, and the first-round choice will play in the Eagles’ Sunday Night Football game against the Cowboys, Geoff Mosher of insidethebirds.com reports. Reagor returned to practice Monday. He had thumb surgery after tearing a...
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    Andy Dalton in meetings, but won’t practice Thursday

    Getty Images Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton will miss another day of practice on Thursday. Head coach Mike McCarthy said at his press conference that Dalton is taking part in meetings with the team’s other quarterbacks, but that he has not progressed to a point in the concussion protocol that...
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    Andy Dalton doesn’t practice; Cowboys signing Cooper Rush to practice squad

    Getty Images After the illegal hit to the head that Andy Dalton took Sunday, it seems unlikely the Cowboys quarterback will clear concussion protocol in time to play against the Eagles. Dalton did not practice Wednesday, with third-stringer Ben DiNucci taking all the first-team reps. The...
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    Dallas Goedert returning to practice for Eagles

    Getty Images Injured players have been a theme of the 2020 season for the Eagles, but the news on the health front has been pretty positive for the team this week. They opened the week by announcing that tackle Jason Peters and wide receiver Jalen Reagor would be back at practice and they...
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    DeSean Jackson volunteered for punt return which led to injury

    Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson volunteered to return the punt that ultimately led to another stint on the injured reserve list. According to Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Eagles special teams coach Dave Fipp said Jackson came to him on the sidelines...
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    Cowboys expect Zack Martin, Chidobe Awuzie back this week

    Getty Images It remains to be seen if quarterback Andy Dalton can clear the concussion protocol in time for the Cowboys to face the Eagles in Week 8, but the team does expect to have a couple of other players back in action. Right guard Zack Martin suffered a concussion against the Cardinals...
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    Eagles put DeSean Jackson, Hassan Ridgeway on injured reserve

    Getty Images The Eagles are bringing four players from their injured reserve list back to practice this week and they also opened a couple of spots on the active roster. The team announced that wide receiver DeSean Jackson and defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway have been placed on injured...
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    Jets claim Daeshon Hall

    Getty Images Defensive end Daeshon Hall is joining the Jets. The NFL’s daily transaction wire brings word that the Jets claimed Hall off of waivers. The Eagles waived Hall off of their physically unable to perform list a couple of days ago. Hall was waived with a failed physical designation...
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    Jason Peters, Jalen Reagor returning to practice for Eagles

    Getty Images The Eagles open this week in first place in the NFC East and their bid to stay there will be getting some help from players returning from injured reserve. Monday morning brought an announcement that the team has opened 21-day practice windows for four players who have been on the...
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    Ron Rivera wants his players to take a page from 2014 Panthers

    Getty Images The NFC East seems destined to send a team with a losing record to the playoffs. Washington coach Ron Rivera knows a thing or two about that. After Sunday’s 25-3 win over the Cowboys, Rivera told PFT by phone that he personally has experienced a division winner with a losing...
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    Most trades are likely to happen by Wednesday or Thursday

    Getty Images The NFL’s 2020 trade arrives on the Tuesday after Week Eight. It’s currently believed that most trades that happen will happen before then. As one league source explained it to PFT, most remaining trades (if any) likely will occur by Wednesday or Thursday of this week. The...
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    NFC East poised to finish as the worst division ever

    Getty Images This year’s NFC East is well on its way to earning a special place in NFL history, as the worst division ever. The worst cumulative record in NFL history for a division was the 2008 NFC West, which went 22-42, a .344 winning percentage. The NFC East is well below that. Currently...
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    At 2-4-1, Eagles move ahead of Cowboys for first place in NFC East

    Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles are in first place in the NFC East. Thursday night’s win over the Giants improved the Eagles’ record to 2-4-1, and ahead of the 2-4 Cowboys. The Football Team is 1-5 and the Giants fell to last place at 1-6. In the NFL, a tie is treated as half a win and...
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