Not all of the injury news the Eagles got from their loss on Sunday was bad.
Speaking on Monday to reporters, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said that right guard Brandon Brooks did not suffer a season-ending pectoral injury and will be able to play again this season.
Brooks will definitely miss this Monday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys, however, and could be heading for the injured reserve which would put him out a minimum of three weeks.
The injury to Brooks is a blow to the offensive line, which is unfortunately used to playing without him after he missed all of the 2020 season with an injury.
Sirianni would not yet say who would start in Brooks place on Monday night against Dallas between rookie Landon Dickerson and third-year player Nate Herbig. It was Dickerson that stepped in for Brooks this past Sunday when he left the game.
Although he wouldn’t commit, chances are it will be Dickerson who starts, considering the team used a second-round pick on him and put him into the game first this past Sunday.
The question now becomes what will happen if Dickerson plays at a high level?
While Brooks is an All-Pro caliber player when healthy, the Eagles did use a second-round pick on Dickerson and will want him to be on the field. If Dickerson is playing well the team might want to keep the starting five together if Brooks is indeed out multiple weeks.
In other injury news, Sirianni confirmed that Brandon Graham is indeed out for the season with a ruptured Achilles.
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