The injury occurred when the former first round pick Smith went to tackle a blocker in a special teams drill when on kick coverage and did not get up after the tackle.
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“When I first went down” Smith said, “I thought it was worse than what it was”.
They’ve been forced to change their plans and playing rotations a dizzying amount of times just since training camp opened less than three weeks ago. The Eagles will waive-injured their 2013 fifth-round pick out of North Carolina State, who reported on his certified Twitter account that he had another surgery on the knee that was repaired last year, that the procedure was successful and he would play in the NFL this year. Last season, Brandon Graham played 43 percent of the snaps in that role. He thinks he could be back for the September 14 regular season opener at Atlanta. “I’m just going to rest and get the proper recovery and do what I have to do to get back”. Curry was already getting snaps at outside linebacker before the injury.
Curry has a fan in Graham, who like Curry was drafted by this team to be a rush end in a 4-3 that has long since been abandoned. “If you just look across the board at our offense, we’ve got depth at every position, especially the skill positions”, Bradford said. “I’m excited and Vinny’s excited about seeing him out there”. We kind of slowly leaked him in, and the last couple weeks, he’s got more and more.
“In the game we’ll give him some”. The report noted that Brad Jones, Emmanuel Acho and Vinny Curry will all shift to outside linebacker in an attempt to create more depth. Smith was carted off during yesterday’s practice after going down with an apparent leg injury. He had an MRI Friday morning to determine the severity.
“I’m glad it wasn’t anything major, but it’s still something that keeps him out”, Davis said. “It’s frustrating, possibly to him a lot more than anyone. He was really taking some growth steps and coming along, and now he’s got a setback”.
The Eagles held the Bug Light Fantasy Football Insider Mock Draft event on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Davis acknowledged that possibility when asked if he expects Smith back during the preseason. Davis said that if those three see the field against the Ravens, it won’t be for long. Wolff was in the running for the third safety spot.
“I definitely want to thank the Luries, Jeff and Christina, and the whole Eagles organization”, Harbaugh said.
Kiko Alonso won’t play inside Saturday although he continued to progress in his comeback from a concussion.
“Vinny’s doing a good job”, Davis said. “There is not a guy who’s really separating himself …” As for the competition between Ed Reynolds, Chris Maragos, Chris Prosinski and Jerome Couplin, Davis said: “They’re all bunched up”.
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Wide receiver Miles Austin didn’t participate in Friday’s walkthrough practice, which would indicate that he’s doubtful for the game Saturday.
