Week 3 Injury Report

The Eagles (2-0) will be back on the road again in Week 3, this time against the Bears (1-1) in Chicago on Monday Night Football.

Both teams are nursing serious injuries, as the Eagles will be without TE Dallas Goedert because of a knee injury and continue to shuffle their offensive line with Landon Dickerson still sidelined.

The Bears are expected to be without starting QB Caleb Williams (hamstring), and their backup, Tyson Bagent, opened the week in concussion protocol.

GETTY IMAGES: Saquon Barkley got banged up against the Titans in Week 2.

Check here all week for the injury report each day.

Thursday, Sept. 24

Notably practicing for the Eagles were Smith, Bigsby and Shipley. Smith, who missed a few weeks in August with a hamstring injury, will be the one to monitor most closely. As for Bigsby and Shipley, who both shared the workload last Sunday when Barkley exited early, their statuses are troublesome due to Barkley’s status entering the week. Context is important here, though, as Thursday was the first practice of the week. There’s still plenty of time for the list to lighten in the coming days.

Barkley (stinger) being limited isn’t all that surprising, as the 29-year-old attempted to give it a go last week in the second half but had to shut it down. His status throughout the week will be one to watch. Mukuba (knee) entered last weekend with a questionable designation and accounted for 98% of the defensive snaps. The Eagles are thin at the position, with only Marcus Epps, Michael Carter II and Cooper DeJean (who plays in base) as options. Kenny Moore is on the practice squad, but it could take some time before he familiarizes himself with Vic Fangio’s defense.

As for Greenard (pectoral), the veteran pass rusher has been a limited participant in every practice this season. While no setbacks should always be viewed as a positive, the next step in his progression will be practicing in a full capacity. Until then, he’s likely to remain sidelined.

The addition here is Brown, who popped up with an ankle injury. Brown logged 17 snaps in the Eagles’ 24-20 win over the Titans in Nashville, totaling 12 yards on a pair of carries.

The big news from Friday is that Smith, Bigsby and Shipley were all upgraded to limited after sitting out Thursday’s practice, and Barkley goes from limited to full. The latter is of particular note, as stinger injuries can sometimes linger.

Barkley spoke Friday about the injury:

“I mean, that was really for the big thing with MRI, making sure I didn’t really do anything crazy, anything worse,” he said. “I’ve had a history of it before, just the first bad one I had in a long time. But it’s kind of like, football, your neck could get put in certain ways. But also, a wake-up call to me. I’ve been very super active on focusing on my lower body and my longevity in my career. Probably wasn’t as great as I needed to be with my neck stability and strength in my neck. So, it’s just putting that within my routine and having that part of my process, and kind of the same way I attack everything from head to toe, do the same thing with my neck and go out there. And it’s good to have an MRI knowing that’s nothing. Hopefully, God willing, I worry about my career and I can just go out there and play free and then, and try to get — don’t want to say get this thing going because we’re 2-0 — just keep it rolling. And you know, there’s obviously some things we want to improve on in offense and especially in the run game. And I’m ready for the opportunity to keep attacking that.”

In other news, Carter and Mukuba are upgraded from limited to full, while OLB Jonathan Greenard remains limited as he works his way back from a summer pectoral strain.

The big news here is that OLB Jonathan Greenard was listed as a full participant for the first time since joining the Eagles. He’s also listed as questionable for the first time this season, creating optimism for a potential Eagles debut.

The new addition to the report was Johnson (knee), who has been ruled out for Monday night.

Smith’s status improved as the week progressed, and the veteran wide receiver doesn’t carry any injury designation heading into Week 3.