Eagles Leave Joe Milton Empty-Handed While Giants Get Malik Nabers Back
Ian Rapoport reported the injury updates for the Eagles, Giants, and Commanders.
The have apparently decided that the best way to welcome quarterback Joe to his first career NFL start is to take away all of his reliable targets.
According to Ian Rapoport, the Eagles have officially ruled out wide receivers DeVonta and Dontayvion Wicks for Sunday's divisional clash against the . is now missing his fifth game in six weeks with a lingering hamstring issue, while Wicks is sidelined again with an ankle injury.
Throwing a young quarterback into an NFC East rivalry game without his top weapons is the football equivalent of tossing someone the keys to a manual transmission car while they are blindfolded. is going to spend his Sunday afternoon handing the ball to and praying for a miracle.
Meanwhile, the Giants are getting the exact opposite news. , who just casually wrapped up NFC Offensive Player of the Month honors, is fully cleared from his knee injury and ready to go.
is not entirely in the clear, though. Leading rusher is listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury. has been the engine of the ' ground game with 418 yards and two touchdowns, meaning the offense is going to lean heavily on to bail them out of third downs.
Just to round out the NFC East injury bingo, the also ruled out receivers and Dyami Brown for their Sunday matchup.
If you are looking at the prop markets for this - game, the math is getting incredibly simple. has no choice but to feed in his revenge game against his former team, while the are going to force-feed until the turf gives out.
Sunday's game in is going to be a fascinating mess of backup receivers and heavy workloads for the stars left standing. We will find out very quickly if can survive a trial by fire, or if the are about to ruin his weekend.