October 5, 2022   2 MIN READ

Reinforcements Ready

Birds Sign Kicker, Activate Dillard Into Practice Window

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The Eagles on Wednesday made moves that could hint about their injury situation for Sunday’s road game against the Arizona Cardinals.

The team signed free-agent kicker Cameron Dicker to fill the last void on their practice squad and activated offensive tackle Andre Dillard into the 21-day practice window from injured reserve.
Dicker will be the Eagles’ kicker against Arizona if Jake Elliott isn’t ready. Elliott sustained a leg injury in Sunday’s 29-21 win over the Jaguars when he was run into while attempting a field goal.

Although Eagles special teams coordinator Michael Clay on Tuesday didn’t rule Elliott out against the Cardinals, Inside The Birds’ Adam Caplan said on Wednesday’s ITB pod that his “sense is that [Dicker] will be the kicker” against Arizona.

The Eagles would have to elevate Dicker from the practice squad by 4 p.m. Saturday to make him available to play.

Andre Dillard could be returning from a broken arm at the perfect time as Jordan Mailata is nursing a shoulder injury

Dillard, who sustained a broken arm in practice about a week before the season opener, could also be activated to the 53 before the game. The Eagles lost left tackle Jordan Mailata early against the Jaguars with a shoulder injury.

Per ITB’s Geoff Mosher, Mailata’s MRI came back clean but will be a game-time decision against the Cardinals. If the Eagles activate Dillard, they will have to make a corresponding cut to clear space.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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