it\u2019s hard not to wonder<\/a> if his previous injuries have left him physically diminished moving forward.<\/p>\nThe guess here is that the Eagles aren\u2019t going to rush Dickerson back into the starting lineup. But perhaps I\u2019m wrong about that.<\/p>\n
If\/when he does return, one would figure he\u2019ll take his place at his normal starting position at left guard.<\/p>\n
Stowers became eligible to return from IR after the Eagles\u2019 Week 4 game.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s curious how the rookie tight end ended up on IR in the first place since he told reporters he was set to play in Week 1 before being ruled questionable on the final injury report. He was then downgraded one day later with talk of the Eagles discovering he was more injured than initially realized. Had he not been placed on IR, there was thought he would be a healthy scratch in the Eagles\u2019 season opener.<\/p>\n
Stowers was pretty invisible during the Eagles\u2019 offseason practices and preseason games. He never took any first-team reps, meaning he hasn\u2019t had much time to develop chemistry with Jalen Hurts. And it\u2019s not like he\u2019s known for blocking or helping out on special teams.<\/p>\n
So, it\u2019ll be interesting to see what the Eagles do with Stowers. The team is currently carrying three tight ends on the roster: Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, and E.J. Jenkins. They also have Zach Ertz on the practice squad and the veteran is out of temporary elevations. The Eagles will have to sign Ertz to the roster if they want him available on game days moving forward.<\/p>\n
Stowers needs reps in order to get better, so, it\u2019s good to see he\u2019s back on the practice squad. But I don\u2019t know how he fits on the roster. Guessing the Eagles aren\u2019t rushing to activate him.<\/p>\n
Oh, that\u2019s right, Calcaterra is still on the team.<\/p>\n
He became eligible to return from IR after the Eagles\u2019 Week 4 game.<\/p>\n
As previously noted, the Eagles already have plenty of bodies at tight end. Not sure how Calcaterra fits in the picture here.<\/p>\n
It is worth noting that just because the Eagles open a player\u2019s 21-day practice window doesn\u2019t mean they will definitely activate them to the roster. They can let the window close, leaving the player on IR. Why open the window at all, then? Well, there\u2019s value in having the flexibility of having them ready in case injury issues arise.<\/p>\n
But, at this point in time, I don\u2019t see the need for Calcaterra to take up a roster spot.<\/p>\n
Bennett became eligible to return from IR after the Eagles\u2019 Week 4 game.<\/p>\n
The Eagles aren\u2019t really hurting for corner depth. And it seems like they might trust veteran Jonathan Jones to be the top backup on the outside than Bennett anyway.<\/p>\n
But, again, the value in opening Bennett\u2019s window is that he can be ready should the team find themselves in need of corner help over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n
Clark, 25, went unpicked in the 2025 NFL Draft before signing with the New York Jets. He played 180 defensive snaps and 172 special teams snaps last season. The Jets waived him in roster cuts prior to the start of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
The majority of Clark\u2019s snaps have come at safety but he has some nickel corner experience as well. With the Eagles already behind thin at safety and Michael Carter II getting hurt in Week 5, doesn\u2019t hurt to add some more depth on the back end of the defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced some roster news on Wednesday afternoon. Here\u2019s an overview: 21-day practice windows to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":882601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[349,46147,99],"class_list":["post-882600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles-news","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=882600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/882601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=882600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=882600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=882600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}