Eagles Training Camp Injury Updates

It didn’t take long, but we’ve reached the point of Philadelphia Eagles training camp where a successful day is one with no injuries. That wasn’t the case on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Perhaps most concerning was Cooper DeJean being sidelined with an arm injury on Tuesday. It wasn’t something that appeared concerning after being looked at by the trainers. Thankfully, he was back on the field Wednesday.

Wide receiver/return specialist Britain Covey also left Tuesday’s practice early. He didn’t practice on Wednesday due to a hamstring injury. He’s now the third receiver to deal with a hammy issue — joining both DeVonta Smith and Makai Lemon, who missed practice entirely Tuesday and Wednesday.

This now looks problematic for the rookie Lemon, who missed the last two weeks of OTAs after pulling a hamstring, and has now missed his third training camp practice in a row for the same thing. Reports suggest the team isn’t concerned about it, but it’s still not ideal for a young player to miss so many valuable reps.

Lane Johnson missed Saturday’s practice with an “excused (not injury related)” designation, but it wasn’t announced why he was away. That mystery continued into mid-week, with the Eagles RT still not returning to training camp. Jeff McLane reported that Johnson was expected to return soon. Hopefully, he has the time and space for whatever he’s dealing with — and hopefully he’s able to get back soon, because after his injury last season and having to work with a new OL coach on a new scheme, this time is valuable.

Wednesday 8/5

Not practicing:

• WR Britain Covey (hamstring)
• G Landon Dickerson (rest/not injury related)
• OLB Keyshawn James-Newby (ankle)
• RT Lane Johnson (excused/not injury related)
• WR Makai Lemon (hamstring)
• WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring)
• S Cole Wisniewski (hamstring)

Limited:

• G Micah Morris (shoulder)
• G Jaeden Roberts (calf contusion)