November 11, 2024   2 MIN READ

Window Open For Mailata

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The Eagles on Monday activated left tackle Jordan Mailata into the 21-day practice window, potentially opening the door for the Pro Bowl lineman to play Thursday night’s showdown against the Commanders, with first place in the NFC East at stake.

Mailata has missed the requisite four games after being placed on Injured Reserve following the Eagles’ 20-16 win over the Browns in Week 6 in which he injured his hamstring.

Jordan Mailata

ITB PHOTO: LT Jordan Mailata is being activated into the 21-day window from Injured Reserve after being out with a hamstring injury.

Head coach Nick Sirianni on Monday hinted that Mailata could be ready for Thursday night’s game against Washington, which trails the Eagles by just a half-game for the division lead.

“We’ll see where we are by the end of the week,” Sirianni said.

Backup offensive tackle Fred Johnson has taken Mailata’s place, and the Eagles are 4-0 in those games.

The Eagles have a short turnaround before their clash against Washington and teams typically don’t have practices in those three days between games, instead conducting walkthroughs to let their bodies heal and stay fresh.

Last year, the Eagles played their Thursday night game in Week 2, a 34-28 win over the Vikings.

The Eagles are coming off a 34-6 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, their first road win against Dallas since the 2017 season.

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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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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