The Philadelphia Eagles were holding out hope for A.J. Brown this week.
In the end, his injury news isn’t good.
The star wide receiver has been ruled out for Week 8 against the New York Giants. Brown sat out all three days of practice this week with a hamstring injury.
The Eagles were coming off their best passing game of the season, one in which Brown caught two touchdowns from Jalen Hurts. But they’ll have to figure it out without him as they try to avenge their earlier loss to the Giants.
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Eagles WR depth chart
Without Brown, the Eagles are a bit lacking at wide receiver.
This is how it breaks down with no Brown:
- DeVonta Smith
- Jahan Dotson
- John Metchie III
- Xavier Gipson
The Eagles have three WRs on their practice squad and may elevate at least one of Quez Watkins, Terrace Marshall and Britain Covey.
Dotson didn’t even get tons of targets last year when either Brown or Smith were out. It seems likely that Hurts will mostly target Smith along with tight end Dallas Goedert.
Metchie is also intriguing if he gets more snaps. The Eagles sought him out in a trade before the season, and he’s got a lot of talent.
But at this point, it’s hard to predict a big game from anyone not named Smith from this WR depth chart with no Brown.
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