Report: James Bradberry suffers lower leg injury, lands on IR

The Eagles will be without veteran defensive back James Bradberry for reportedly six-to-eight weeks.

Eagles defensive James Bradberry is now dealing with a lower leg injury.
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The Eagles are just a little week away from their season opener against the Packers in Brazil, but are already dealing with injuries. On Thursday morning, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported that defensive back James Bradberry suffered a "lower leg" injury in practice on Wednesday:

The injury, as the report notes, will sideline Bradberry for six-to-eight weeks, but will not require surgery.

After a difficult 2023 season at cornerback, Bradberry had gotten in work at safety this offseason. There was speculation as to whether he would make the Eagles' roster this season, but Bradberry did ultimately crack the 53-man roster out of camp. Now comes a setback for both him and the Eagles' overall secondary depth.

UPDATE:

Bradberry has been placed on Injured Reserve, per ESPN's Jeremy Fowler:


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