2 min read • January 30, 2025
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As we look towards Super Bowl LIX, there are several key injuries that will impact the big game.
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We don't believe Jalen Hurts is 100% for the Super Bowl. We said he could be effective but he still is not his dynamic self. In the NFC Championship game his runs weren't as dynamic, his cutting is not as dynamic, there is still worry for a meniscus tear on Jalen Hurts. He won't miss the Super Bowl, he can be effective, he can throw the ball and he clearly can run straight ahead, whether he can he squat twist and have a lot of wiggle, remains to be seen.
There could be concern for Saquon Barkley ahead of the Super Bowl. Clearly he had a great NFC Championship, 2 touchdowns on 2 carries, the big long run right off the bat, but afterwards he was seen with the massage gun on his calf, distal calf proximal Achilles. We don't have worry for Achilles tendon rupture but the calf is an issue that may indeed linger. He was on the sidelines on the exercise bike and Kenneth Gainwell received some carries the rest of the game and a mixture of running backs, the blowout score helped give Barkley some rest. The 2 weeks before the Super Bowl will have Saquon Barkley near 100%
Kenneth Gainwell sustained a concussion in the Conference Championship game against the Commanders, with the extended time before Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans it is expected he will clear the concussion protocol and play. He followed up Wednesday's limited session with a full session on Thursday, indicating he's in the later stages of his recovery from the concussion.
DeVonta Smith carries no injury designation ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl LIX matchup vs the Eagles, he was limited in practice with a hamstring injury but appears good to go and hasn't missed any playoff time as of yet.
Dallas Goedert has followed a practice pattern of missing the first two days and then logging a full session at the end of the week before being available for game-time, expect the same from him in the leadup to the game on February 9th. The veteran tight end has been managing an ankle injury but it hasn't inhibited his production so far in this postseason.
The Eagles have opened up the practice window for C.J. Uzomah ahead of the Super Bowl. He had been placed on IR with an abdomen injury sustained during Week 17, he'll have an opportunity to practice and if activated before the Super Bowl will be eligible to return.
Cam Jurgens was a non-participant in practice last week, but that has been expected, the Eagles are thin at o-line in the prep ahead of the big game. Jurgens carries no injury designation however he didn't start the NFC Championship with the back injury he'd been managing, but did come in to relieve Landon Dickerson, who has also been cleared for Sunday.
Landon Dickerson is the biggest Eagles injury concern going into the Super Bowl, he's had ACL tears on both knees, his left knee was clearly hampered during the last game. Dickerson carries no injury designation ahead of Sunday's Feb. 9 championship game vs the Chiefs, he started the NFC Championship for Cam Jurgens but appeared to aggravate a left knee that he has an injury history with, he applied a brace to the knee but gradually his play was more and more ineffective before sitting in the second half, he will continue to be monitored but he appears to have avoided major injury.
Brandon Graham is officially active for Sunday's game vs Kansas City and he expects to play in Super Bowl LIX.
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