Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith (shoulder/chest/illness) was not practicing on Wednesday as the Eagles prepare to face the Chicago Bears on Black Friday.

That “illness” designation for Smith was new on Wednesday.

Smith, 27, hasn’t missed many games since the Eagles drafted him in the first round back in 2021. This season, Smith has started all 11 games and leads the Eagles in receiving with 754 yards on 55 catches.

Here’s the full report from Wednesday:

DNP: WR Xavier Gipson (shoulder), T Lane Johnson (foot), S Andrew Mukuba (ankle), WR DeVonta Smith (shoulder/chest/illness)

Limited: RB Saquon Barkley (groin), S Reed Blankenship (thigh), G Landon Dickerson (knee), DE Brandon Graham (groin)

Full: T Myles Hinton (back), G/C Willie Lampkin (knee/ankle)

DE Brandon Graham (groin) was listed as a non-participant to start the week but returned to practice on Wednesday as a limited participant.

WR Xavier Gipson (shoulder) was a spectator at practice but was not participating. He got injured when he fumbled on a punt return in Dallas. The good news is that it looks like Gipson avoided a season-ending injury.

It’s worth noting that WR/RS Britain Covey has switched jersey numbers from 85 back to his old 18, which was previously worn by John Metchie III this season. It seems possible that Covey will be the Eagles’ punt returner on Friday.

The other two players who began the week as DNP — S Drew Mukuba (ankle) and RT Lane Johnson (foot) — were obviously not out there again on Wednesday. Johnson will miss his second straight game with a Lisfranc sprain, while Mukuba needs surgery to repair a fractured ankle and the rest of his rookie season is in jeopardy.

All three players who were limited to start the week — RB Saquon Barkley (groin), S Reed Blankenship (thigh), G Landon Dickerson (knee) — were practicing again on Wednesday but were again limited.

And the three players who were full participants to start the week — T Myles Hinton (back), CB Adoree’ Jackson (gameday concussion protocol evaluation), G/C Willie Lampkin (knee/ankle) — were also participating. Jackson was removed from the report.

The Eagles will release their game statuses for this week on Thursday afternoon.