Eagles place starting defender on IR, likely to be without star WR in game against Bears

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Eagles place starting defender on IR, likely to be without star WR in game against Bears
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Britain Covey returns to Philadelphia's active roster as injuries mount in the receiving corps and special teams units.

Published: Nov. 26, 2025, 6:46 p.m., the team’s leading wide receiver this season with 55 catches for 754 yards and three touchdowns, was listed as out of practice Wednesday for the second straight day for multiple reasons.

He was listed as having chest and shoulder injuries and he also has an illness. If, as expected, he does not play it would mark just the fifth time in his five-year career that he was unable to take the field because of an injury.. Dotson has 10 catches for 194 yards and a touchdown this season after contributing 19 catches for 216 yards last season. The only other wide receivers with catches on the Eagles’ roster right now are undrafted rookieCooper has played 27 snaps the last three games after missing four games with a shoulder injury. Gipson suffered a shoulder injury Sunday against the Cowboys when he took a jarring hit that forced a fourth-quarter fumble on his final punt return. He has been out of practice the last two days and isn’t likely to play against the Bears. He has been the Eagles’ punt returner for the last four games and he has also returned seven kickoffs. With Gipson out and the Eagles shorthanded at wide receiver, the team announced after practice Wednesday that Covey had been promoted from the practice squad to the active roster. Covey had been the Eagles’ primary punt returner in 2022 and 2023 before a series of injuries limited him to five games last season. He spent training camp this year with the Los Angeles Rams, but after being released signed with the Eagles’ practice squad.on injured reserve. Mukuba started 10 of 11 games this season, but suffered a severe ankle injury late in the Eagles’ loss to the Cowboys.Bob Brookover has been the Eagles beat reporter at NJ Advance Media since November of 2023. He joined the organization as a Giants beat writer in September 2022 after a 40-year career covering Philadelphia...

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