The Eagles positioned tight end Dallas Goedert on the COVID-19/reserve record on Tuesday, making his availability for Thursday night's video game doubtful.
Goedert played within the team's 21-18 win towards the Carolina Panthers Sunday, however ignored Monday's walkthrough with an disease before becoming a member of offensive lineman Sua Opeta on the COVID-19 list. He had two catches for 28 yards within the highway win.
With the Eagles on a short week hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Thursday nighttime football, it's not likely Goedert will be capable of play. The NFL requires gamers placed on the COVID-19 listing to be asymptomatic and produce two poor coronavirus checks as a minimum 24 hours apart to come to the lively roster.
Zach Ertz become positioned on the COVID-19 record throughout Week 2 but returned to apply the Friday before the Monday nighttime online game against the Cowboys.
If Goedert isn't able to go, Ertz will doubtless see an uptick in taking part in time. each upcoming free agents, the two have cut up snaps this season when the team traces up with one tight conclusion and shared the field on every occasion the group uses 12-personnel. Goedert has played sixty eight% of the group's offensive snaps, and Ertz has performed fifty six%.
The Eagles have kept undrafted free agent Jack Stoll on the active roster all season and used him now and then generally as a blocker. They additionally signed Noah Togiai on the observe squad on Monday. Togiai changed into a working towards camp standout for the Eagles in 2020, however didn't make the roster and become claimed by means of the Indianapolis Colts. The undrafted free agent out of Oregon State played in four video games with the Colts however didn't list any stats.
EJ Smith is a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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