Eagles Get Saquon Barkley and DeVonta Smith Back Just in Time to Ruin the Bears' Monday Night
Adam Schefter tweeted: 'Eagles RB Saquon Barkley and WR DeVonta Smith officially are off the injury report and good to go Monday night vs. the Bears.'
The are getting their two biggest offensive weapons back just in time to face a team that is currently holding open tryouts for the quarterback position.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saturday that running back and wide receiver have officially cleared the injury report. Both are fully green-lit for Monday Night Football at Soldier Field.
The news is not perfectly clean for , though. Wide receiver is officially out with an ankle injury, joining tight end Dallas Goedert on the sideline.
had been nursing a stinger he picked up in Week 2 against the , while Smith was dealing with a hamstring issue that kept him out of practice earlier in the week. Getting both back is a massive swing for an Eagles offense that already looks potent enough to carry the team.
Meanwhile, the Bears are preparing to start Case Keenum because Caleb Williams and are both sidelined. Firing up a third-string quarterback against a fully loaded roster is the football equivalent of bringing a water pistol to a tank fight.
For anyone looking at the Monday night lines, the return of and Smith completely changes the math. already has 92 rushing yards on the young season, and Smith leads the team with 170 receiving yards.
gets to roll into at 2-0 with their primary playmakers intact. If the want to avoid a prime-time disaster, their defense is going to have to play the game of their lives.