Eagles do not open follow window for Chauncey Gardner-Johnson

The Eagles started follow Wednesday with out opening the follow window for security Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, which appears to point he received’t be out there to play Sunday.

Gardner-Johnson went on Injured Reserve on Dec. 3 after struggling a lacerated kidney throughout the Eagles’ win over the Packers on Nov. 27.

After lacking the minimal required 4 video games – the Titans, Giants, Bears and Cowboys – Gardner-Johnson is now eligible to be activated. The Eagles face his former staff, the Saints, on the Linc Sunday and can clinch the No. 1 seed within the NFC playoff bracket and a 1st-round bye with a win.

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However as follow started at 1:45 p.m., the membership had not introduced a transfer to open Gardner-Johnson’s 21-day follow window. Opening his follow window would permit him to rejoin the staff and provides the Eagles 21 days to both activate him or preserve him Injured Reserve, which might finish his season.

Jordan Davis and Avonte Maddox have been in a position to play the week they started working towards. Dallas Goedert needed to wait an additional week. However opening the follow window no less than exhibits {that a} participant is nearing the purpose the place he’s in a position to play.

With all earlier gamers coming off IR, the Eagles opened their follow window earlier than the Wednesday follow the week they returned to motion.

By not opening CJGJ’s follow window, it stays unclear when he’ll be capable to return. The Eagles end the common season in opposition to the Saints and Giants and would open the postseason the weekend of Jan. 14-16 if they’re a wild-card staff or Jan. 21-22 in the event that they get the No. 1 seed within the NFC. 

 

It’s nonetheless conceivable – however by no means possible – they might open his follow window later this week and nonetheless get him again for the Saints sport.

Regardless of lacking the final 4 video games, Gardner-Johnson shares the NFL interception lead with Seahawks rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen. His six INTs are most by an Eagles security since Greg Jackson had six in 1994 and match probably the most since Terry Hoage had eight in 1988.

The Eagles acquired Gardner-Johnson from the Saints on Aug. 30. He’s within the ultimate yr of his four-year, $3.3 million rookie contract.

With Avonte Maddox now out indefinitely with a toe harm, the Eagles are lacking two of their key defensive backs. 

Undrafted rookie Reed Blankenship has been beginning at security instead of Gardner-Johnson, and Josiah Scott has been Maddox’s substitute.

If the Eagles bought Gardner-Johnson again, they might transfer him into Maddox’s slot spot and preserve Blankenship at security. If not, they seem to don’t have any actual alternative however to proceed enjoying Scott, who has struggled a lot of the time he’s been on the market.