The Philadelphia Eagles will limp into their Sunday Wild Card matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. The Eagles listed both tight end Zach Ertz (ribs, back) and right tackle Lane Johnson (ankle) as questionable for Sunday. Wide receiver Nelson Agholor (knee) is out.
Ertz practiced in a limited fashion on Friday. Johnson did not participate.
The Eagles saw defensive end Derek Barnett (ankle), defensive tackle Fletcher Cox (triceps), cornerback Sidney Jones (back), cornerback Avonte Maddox (abdomen), cornerback Jalen Mills (ankle) and running back Miles Sanders (ankle) as full participants on Friday and all are expected to play.
Ertz suffered a broken rib and a lacerated kidney in Week 16's win over the Dallas Cowboys. He did not play in the following outing.
“Zach, still not cleared for any contact. He will be working on the side again like he has done this week, but we are waiting on a few doctor results tomorrow,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said on Friday, via Eliot Shorr-Parks of 94 WIP. “If things go favorable, he’ll play. If they don’t, he won’t.”
Johnson has been out of the Eagles' lineup since Week 14's win over the New York Giants. Considering his lack of participation throughout practice, he is very unlikely to play on Sunday.
Though the Eagles may be down their star right tackle and tight end, they at least received some sort of positive news on Friday. Sanders, considering his recent production in practice, is likely to play on Sunday. His impact as a dual-threat back gives Philadelphia's offense a new dynamic.
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