Eagles Rule 3 Players OUT vs. Vikings, Fletcher Cox Questionable
The Philadelphia Eagles have revealed their Wednesday injury report ahead of Thursday night's matchup with the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles have ruled three players out for the game.
- RB Kenneth Gainwell (ribs) - DNP Wednesday, OUT vs. Vikings
- S Reed Blakenship (ribs) - DNP Wednesday, OUT vs. Vikings
- DT Fletcher Cox (ribs) - Limited Wednesday, Questionable vs. Vikings
- CB James Bradberry (concussion) - DNP Wednesday, OUT vs. Vikings
The Eagles sustained some notable injuries in Sunday's 25-20 season-opening win over the New England Patriots, headlined by linebacker Nakobe Dean. He's been placed on IR with a foot injury.
The Eagles certainly seem to have a ribs problem headed into Week 2, and two of those players in Gainwell and Blankenship along with Bradberry have now been ruled out for Thursday night's contest.
"James is in (concussion) protocol, and obviously you know that once they go into that world I can't comment on that or say anything about that, so we'll see how that goes," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said Monday.
However, the team is high on cornerback Josh Jobe to take his place.
“We've got a lot of confidence in Josh,” said Sirianni. “That's why he's made our roster the last two years. I think he's a really physical corner who is long, strong, is able to just - when he gets his hands on you, he's able to control you.
Without Blankenship and Bradberry out, the Philly secondary could have a tough time against Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson and first-round rookie Jordan Addison.
The Eagles and Vikings kickoff from Philly on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. ET.