December 10, 2022   2 MIN READ

Maddox Activated

Birds Bring Slot CB Back to 53; Elevate Christian Elliss Again

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Eagles slot cornerback Avonte Maddox was activated into the 53-man roster Saturday, making him eligible for Sunday’s road game against the NFC East rival New York Giants.

The Eagles make the short trek up to East Rutherford, N.J. to MetLife Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

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The Eagles went 3-1 in Avonte Maddox’s absence.

Maddox, who generally plays between 75 and 90 percent of the team’s snaps in a game, is a critical piece of the team’s matchup zone concepts. He had missed the past four games after going on injured Reserve following the team’s Week 9 win over the Houston Texans.

Maddox has an interception and fumble recovery this season in six games. He missed two games earlier in the year with an ankle injury.

Reserve defensive back Josiah Scott had been replacing Maddox on defense. Scott can return to helping special teams, which needs a replacement for Andre Chachere, who was waived after last Sunday’s game against the Titans and re-signed to the practice squad but is out of elevations.

The Eagles on Saturday also elevated linebacker Christian Elliss from the practice squad for the second straight game to help with special teams. Elliss provided a spark to the kickoff coverage unit in Sunday’s 35-10 win over the Titans.

The improved Giants (7-4)  and Eagles (11-1) are meeting for the first time this season. The Eagles have lost at MetLife Stadium each of the past two seasons. The game marks the return of former Giants cornerback James Bradberry to his old team.

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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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