Eagles Get Good News on 1 Key Injury, While Questions Remain for 2 Others
The Philadelphia Eagles are set for a very important Week 7 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. After winning their first four games this season, the Eagles have lost consecutive games to the Denver Broncos and New York Giants, and in the process, some real concerns about this team have begun to pop up.
The good news is that there’s still a lot of time for the team to be able to turn things around, but getting a victory against the Vikings feels like a must. Having their best players on the field will be key, and ahead of this game, the Eagles received several important injury updates that could end up having a major impact on the outcome of this contest.
Quinyon Mitchell Good to Go for Eagles: Jalen Carter, Landon Dickerson Questionable
On the other end, #Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell (hamstring) is off the injury report and good to go. Jalen Carter (heel, limited today) and Landon Dickerson (ankle, full) are questionable. https://t.co/tQLfAxbWCW
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) October 17, 2025
While it can’t be solely to blame for Philadelphia’s struggles, injuries have played a role in their recent struggles. The front seven on defense has been shorthanded all season long, and Za’Darius Smith’s sudden retirement earlier this week certainly isn’t going to make things easier on this unit. Beyond that, the cornerback position looks a lot worse when Quinyon Mitchell isn’t on the field.
Mitchell was forced out of the Eagles’ Week 6 loss to the Giants on Thursday Night Football early with a hamstring injury, forcing the team to turn to Adoree’ Jackson and Kelee Ringo as its top two outside cornerbacks. Both guys have been awful this season, and it wasn’t a surprise to see Philly struggle to get stops without Mitchell. However, he was removed from the team’s injury report on Friday, clearing him to play in Week 7.
Elsewhere, though, Philadelphia could be without star defensive tackle Jalen Carter and starting left guard Landon Dickerson. Carter didn’t play in Week 6 due to a heel injury, while Dickerson missed the game with a lingering ankle injury. Both guys are listed as questionable for this game, but considering how they both practiced Friday, it seems like they are on track to play vs. the Vikings.
“Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell (hamstring) is off the injury report and good to go. Jalen Carter (heel, limited today) and Landon Dickerson (ankle, full) are questionable,” Mike Garafolo of NFL Network shared in a post on X.
Will Jalen Carter, Landon Dickerson Play in Week 7?
Just having Mitchell back is a major win for the Eagles, as their secondary was horrific without him. However, getting Carter and Dickerson on the field could be a major win for Philadelphia, too. Dickerson was a full participant at practice on Friday, while Carter was limited, so while both seem to have a good shot at playing, it appears Dickerson is more likely to play than Carter at this point.
If Carter can’t go, that would force Byron Young to step into a starting role on the defensive line alongside Moro Ojomo and Jordan Davis. On offense, Brett Toth would be tasked with filling in for Dickerson if he can’t suit up. It will be worth checking in on both of these guys’ injury statuses before kickoff, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon.
Cowboys Make Disturbing Trevon Diggs Concussion Announcement
Dallas Cowboys two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Trevon Diggs was forced to sit out his first game of the season on Sunday — the Cowboys’ 44-22 trouncing of the Washington Commanders — and the reasons why are still not clear. All that has been publicly revealed is that Diggs suffered some kind of “accident” at his home on Thursday evening, and then showed up the following day at the Cowboys’ practice facility exhibiting concussion symptoms.
Diggs was examined by doctors and placed in the NFL’s concussion protocol, and as a result, ruled out of Sunday’s game. On Monday, however, the Cowboys made a new announcement that appeared to only make the seriousness of Diggs’ situation worse.
According to the statement by head coach Brian Schottenheimer, Diggs again came to work on Monday at the Cowboys’ facility only to be examined by doctors again — and sent home again. Schottenheimer said that Diggs remained in the concussion protocol.
Diggs Concussion More Serious Than First Beleieved
That would appear to indicate that whatever happened to Diggs at his home, it did indeed result in a significant concussion. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on Monday that he expected Diggs to return for next Sunday’s road game in Denver against the Broncos.
But Jones admitted that his opinion was not based on any medical information.
“I haven’t had a doctor’s report today at all,” Jones told reporters. “But I don’t think the nature of his injuries is something that would impact us for multiple weeks ahead.”
However, given that Diggs is still suffering from symptoms severe enough for him to be sent home, he appears to have at least a mild concussion — an injury that generally takes about two weeks to heal, according to neuropsychologist Dr. Kenneth Podell, director of the Houston Methodist Concussion Center.
“I might say two weeks, or I might say a month, but it’s not uncommon for it to take a few weeks or more to fully recover,” Podell said, as quoted on the Houston Methodist web site.
Diggs Could Miss At Least Two More Games
If the Houston Methodist doctor’s analysis is correct, the Cowboys could expect Diggs to miss Sunday’s game and possibly also their Week Nine Monday Night Football game against the Arizona Cardinals.
But what happened to Diggs? According to the Cowboys owner, Diggs told him the details of what had occurred — but Jones did not believe him.
“He said what happened, and I’m not saying that didn’t happen,” Jones said, as quoted by Heavy.com writer Perry Miller Carpenter. “But a lot of times, you’re not the best viewer of what happened to you.”
But Jones’ statements expressing his belief that Diggs would be back on the field sooner rather than later could signal that the events conveyed by Diggs to Jones were seemingly minor.
According to Podell, however, the force of a blow to the head is not necessarily related to the severity of the concussion that results.
“When it comes to concussion, the really critical factor is how much and how quickly the head twists,” Podell explained, in the Houston Methodist article. “Even a minor blow can cause a concussion if it forces the head to turn rapidly — even just 20 degrees.”
Without a statement from Diggs himself, what caused the concussion remains a mystery, but the question of when Diggs will be back playing cornerback for the Cowboys will only be answered with time.
