Inactives: Philadelphia Eagles vs the Washington Redskins
After intense speculation for much of the week, Josh Norman is officially inactive for Week 7. Here is the complete inactive list for Monday Night Football.
The Philadelphia Eagles have dodged a major bullet leading up to their Monday Night Football showdown against division rivals the Washington Redskins.
After injuring his rib earlier this season, the Redskins’ All-Pro cornerback did not travel to Philadelphia for this weeks game. In his absence, Jay Gruden‘s squad will have to matchup Bashaud Breeland, who is also hurt, against Alshon Jefferey for much of the game, a matchup that the Eagles will look to exploit early and often.
In addition to Norman, the Skins will also be without S Deshazor Everett, LB Josh Harvey-Clemons, G Tyler Catalina, OT Ty Nsekhe, TE Jeremy Sprinkle, DL A.J. Francis on Monday Night Football.
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As for the Eagles, there aren’t too many surprises to be found on the inactive list.
After suffering a concussion in the team’s Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals, and missing last weeks game against the Carolina Panthers, Lane Johnson will officially be back at right tackle, returning the Eagles’ offensive line to full strength. His presence will go a long way to ensuring that Carson Wentz has a clean pocket for much of the evening and will help to set the team up for success in both the running and passing game.
In addition to Johnson, Nigel Bradham and Jordan Hicks are also active after being questionable for much of the week. Thier presence will ensure that Jim Schwartz has his full defensive playbook at his disposal, much to the collective disappointment of the Redskins
While Johnson, Bradham, and Hicks will dress, the team will be without CB Ronald Darby, WR Shelton Gibson, DT Justin Hamilton, LB Mychal Kendricks, DE Steven Means, DT Elijah Qualls, G Chance Warmack. Many had hoped that Darby and Kendricks would be able to go under the bright light of the national spotlight, but alas, I guess there’s always next week.
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Even though the Eagles still aren’t back to full strength, they are definitely in better shape than the Redskins, a clear advantage for the home team on Monday night.