McPhearson was carted off with the injury during the Eagles' preseason tie with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday.
Eagles cornerback Zech McPhearson will miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles, according to a league source confirming a CBS Sports report.
The third-year player out of Texas Tech went down with the injury in the first half of the Eagles 18-18 tie against the Cleveland Browns on Thursday and had to be carted off. McPhearson was the Eagles top reserve outside cornerback and a core special-teams contributor last season. The former fourth-round pick played 80% of the Eagles’ special-teams snaps last season and logged 99 snaps on defense behind veteran cornerback duo Darius Slay and James Bradberry.
The Eagles entered the summer with significant depth at corner, but losing McPhearson will be a meaningful loss. After playing nickel cornerback in college, McPhearson started camp in the slot with the first-team defense while typical starter Avonte Maddox recovered from a lingering toe injury. The move inside signaled McPhearson would have more value as an interchangeable depth piece with experience playing both inside and out.
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