Sources: Eagles RB Bigsby headed to IR with Barkley week-to-week — SkimNews
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- Tank Bigsby suffered the injury on the final play of Sunday's game against the Rams when tackled by Byron Young after a short run, and is now headed to injured reserve with core muscle surgery scheduled at Philadelphia's Vincera Institute, with sources targeting a return in six weeks or less.
- Saquon Barkley exited early in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and is considered week-to-week, though sources told NFL Network the issue is not viewed as long-term.
- Coach Nick Sirianni declined to confirm Barkley's availability for Sunday's London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, saying only that 'I know he'll do everything he can to get himself back.'
- Will Shipley is the lone healthy back on the Eagles' active roster, with Dameon Pierce, Carson Steele, and Jaydon Blue currently on the practice squad as the team's only reinforcements.
- Left guard Cam Jurgens self-reported concussion symptoms Monday morning and entered the protocol, compounding an offensive line already missing Landon Dickerson, who is on IR with a knee injury after Jurgens shifted from center to replace him.
Why it matters: With Bigsby out for at least six weeks and Barkley's status uncertain into Sunday, the Eagles enter their London game against the Jaguars with one healthy active running back and three practice-squad call-ups, while simultaneously losing their second reshuffled offensive lineman to a concussion — a depth collapse that directly threatens a 4-0 team's offensive identity built around the run game.
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