Eagles Activate Rodney McLeod, Landon Dickerson

The Eagles activated two rehabbing players before the initial cut to 53 on Tuesday
Eagles Activate Rodney McLeod, Landon Dickerson
Eagles Activate Rodney McLeod, Landon Dickerson /

PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles activated a pair of players rehabbing from ACL surgery before practice on Monday, veteran safety Rodney McLeod and rookie offensive lineman Landon Dickerson.

McLeod was activated from the PUP [physically unable to perform] list while Dickerson was given the all-clear from the NFL [non-football injury] list. The difference being that Dickerson, the team's second-round pick, was injured in college at Alabama while McLeod went down against the New Orleans Saints in December of 2020.

Both players are now eligible to practice and were participants during warmups and individual work Monday after missing all of training camp.

The moves are also a clear indication that McLeod and Dickerson will both be on the Eagles' initial 53-man roster which must be in place by 4:00 ET Tuesday.

If the Eagles kept McLeod on PUP and Dickerson on NFL, that would mean both players would have missed at least the first six games of the season. Philadelphia could still place one or the other on short-term injured reserve after the cut to 53, lowering that number to three games in such a scenario.

The return to practice doesn't guarantee either will be ready by the Sept. 12 opener at the Atlanta Falcons, but it does offer a clear indication the Eagles believe each player will be available before Week 6.

McLeod has stated Week 1 was his personal goal while Eagles GM Howie Roseman is on record saying the organization did not believe 2021 would be a redshirt year for Dickerson.

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JOHN MCMULLEN

John McMullen is a veteran reporter who has covered the NFL for over two decades. The current NFL insider for JAKIB Media, John is the former NFL Editor for The Sports Network where his syndicated column was featured in over 200 outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He was also the national NFL columnist for Today's Pigskin as well as FanRag Sports. McMullen has covered the Eagles on a daily basis since 2016, first for ESPN South Jersey and now for Eagles Today on SI.com's FanNation. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on YouTube.com. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey and part of 6ABC.com's live postgame show after every Eagles game. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen