C.J. Gardner-Johnson is active against the Saints while A.J. Brown and Devin White are out for second consecutive game.
Gardner-Johnson, 26, suffered a foot injury during the week and came into the weekend listed as questionable. But he’s apparently going to be able to play through the injury. Keep an eye on him throughout this game.This is the second game Brown will miss with a hamstring injury that he suffered during the practice week before the Falcons game. Brown was officially ruled out on Friday. Without him, DeVonta Smith will be the Eagles’ No. 1 receiver.
While Gardner-Johnson is playing, there’s no guarantee he’s going to be able to make it through the game. If he has to leave early, the Eagles have a few options. They can simply plug-and-play backup Tristin McCollum, who got a few snaps in Week 1 after a minor injury. Or they could move nickel cornerback Avonte Maddox to safety and replace him with either Cooper DeJean or Quinyon Mitchell. If they choose the latter, Mitchell would play inside on nickel and Isaiah Rodgers would play outside.
For the second straight week veteran linebacker Devin White is inactive. After being pegged as the starting middle linebacker in training camp, White was beaten out by Nakobe Dean. And since White doesn’t play special teams, he’s now a healthy scratch for the Eagles.
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