September 17, 2016
The Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears both have very short injury lists, although the Eagles will be without two starters for their matchup Monday night. Here are the Saturday injury reports:
TE Zach Ertz: Ertz suffered a rib displacement near his shoulder, and will likely be out of action for several weeks. In the Week 1 opener against the Cleveland Browns, TE Trey Burton was out with a calf injury. Burton had a tremendous training camp that carried over into the preseason game, and is healthy again. He'll help fill the role vacated by Ertz.
CB Leodis McKelvin: With McKelvin out and the Eagles' trade of Eric Rowe, the Eagles will be thin at corner. Throughout OTAs, minicamp, and the first half of training camp, Ron Brooks served as the starting cornerback in the base defense, and then kicked inside when the Eagles went to nickel. He'll resume that role Monday night, with Jalen Mills entering the game in nickel situations and playing outside. The Eagles could also rely on safeties Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod to cover slot receivers, as they both have cornerback skills.
CB Kyle Fuller: Fuller was the Bears' first round pick (14th overall) in 2014. As a rookie, he had 64 tackles, 4 interceptions, and three forced fumbles. As we noted in our five matchups to watch, the Bears are very inexperienced in their secondary. Tracy Porter is the lone old head, at 30 years of age. Beyond Porter, the Bears cornerbacks playing the most snaps Week 1 were Jacoby Glenn (23), Bryce Callahan (24), and Deiondre Hall (22). Their safeties are Adrian Amos (23) and Harold Jones-Quartey (23).
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