Pro Bowl players Lane Johnson and Cam Jurgens were out as the Eagles started preparation for the Dallas Cowboys.
PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles started on-field preparation for Sunday's game at the Dallas Cowboys, down 40% of their starting offensive line. It was no surprise that All-Pro right tackle Lane Johnson was missing at the start of Wednesday's chilly and overcast practice after suffering Lisfranc injury during a 16-9 Week 11 win over Detroit.
The future Hall of Famer was only on the field for 14 snaps against the Lions before he left and was replaced by Fred Johnson. The hope is that Lane suffered a Lisfranc sprain and not a break with the former being estimated as a four- to six-week injury, meaning Johnson's season would not be over with the ultimate goal to get a him back for the postseason. "Lane's one of the best players in the NFL, so it makes you do a couple different things here and there," head coach Nick Sirianni said when asked how losing Johnson might affect the Eagles' stle of play. "With that being said, I have a lot of faith in the guys with Fred. We've had a lot of guys play through the length of the seasons that we've had the past four years. We need all hands on deck.position. You will miss Lane, no doubt, if he's unable to go. But I have a lot of faith in the guys that we have and obviously faith in the process that we have to get ourselves ready with different players." Jurgens was not present at the start of Wednesday's practice after giving way to backup Brett Toth late in the Lions win. Jurgens did gut through 61 of the 72 Philadelphia offensive snaps against Detroit after missing the previous two games with a right knee injury. Toth played the final 11 in the pivot and could be in line to start his third game this season. Toth played very effectively in wins over the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers before Jurgens was able to return with the help of a bulky brace against the Lions.With multiple injuries on the offensive front the Eagles started the 21-day practice window of sixth-round rookie Myles Hinton, who adds to the depth at offensive tackle behind Jordan Mailata, Fred Johnson and Matt Pryor. Hinton, the son of former NFL All-Pro lineman Chris Hinton, was place don injured reserve at the initial cutdown to 53. Philadelphia had already started a 21-day practice window for interior backup Willie Lampkin on Nov. 6 and have until the Nov. 27 to either activate the waiver-wire pickup or keep him on IR for the rest of the season.The 8-2 Eagles visit the 4-5-1 Cowboys at AT&T Stadium for the back end of the home-and-home series this weekend with a commanding lead in the NFC East. Philadelphia topped Dallas 24-20 in the NFL's season-opener at Lincoln Financial Field on Spet. 4.John McMullen is a veteran reporter who has covered the NFL for over two decades. The current NFL insider for JAKIB Media, John is the former NFL Editor for The Sports Network where his syndicated column was featured in over 200 outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Miami Herald. He was also the national NFL columnist for Today's Pigskin as well as FanRag Sports. McMullen has covered the Eagles on a daily basis since 2016, first for ESPN South Jersey and now for Eagles Today on SI.com's FanNation. You can listen to John, alongside legendary sports-talk host Jody McDonald every morning from 8-10 on ‘Birds 365,” streaming live on YouTube.com. John is also the host of his own show "Extending the Play" on AM1490 in South Jersey and part of 6ABC.com's live postgame show after every Eagles game. You can reach him at jmcmullen44@gmail.com or on Twitter @JFMcMullen
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