The second-year inside linebacker left the game in the Eagles' season-opening win at New England.
The Eagles started the season with a relatively thin group at inside linebacker, and on Sunday night, it got even thinner.
Second-year inside linebacker Nakobe Dean is expected to be sidelined for multiple weeks with a foot injury sustained in the Eagles’ season opener against the Patriots, a source confirmed to The Inquirer. The team does not expect Dean to miss significant time. If the Eagles elect to place him on injured reserve, he would have to miss a minimum of four games.
Dean, the Eagles’ every-down linebacker, appeared to sustain the injury when his legs got tangled up with safety Justin Evans in the third quarter. The 22-year-old out of Georgia finished the game with seven tackles. He took 49 defensive snaps until his night came to a premature end. Now, the Eagles have just two healthy inside linebackers on their active 53-man roster in Zach Cunningham and Christian Elliss. They have two more on their practice squad in Nicholas Morrow and Ben VanSumeren. Morrow, the five-year veteran who signed with the Eagles in free agency, is the most likely candidate to be promoted to the active roster in advance of their Thursday night game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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