The Philadelphia Eagles are hoping to bounce back from their crushing Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, but they will have a tall task on their hands considering how they will be taking on the red-hot New Orleans Saints in Week 3. For safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, this will be a revenge game of sorts, that is, of course, assuming he can take the field for this game.
Gardner-Johnson is dealing with a foot injury that has resulted in him being questionable to play in this game. He is going to test his foot and see how it feels during warmups, but the Eagles are optimistic that he will be able to suit up against his former team in the Saints and help his current team get back on the right track after their Week 2 loss.
Via Jeremy Fowler:
“Eagles plan to work out safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (questionable, foot) pregame, but there’s optimism about his availability vs. Saints, per sources. Gardner-Johnson was a Saints DB from 2018-21 and could get his first crack against them.”
Eagles need C.J. Gardner-Johnson on the field against the Saints
Gardner-Johnson has emerged as a key contributor in the Eagles secondary, and he made one of the plays in the game against the Falcons when he delivered a huge hit on Bijan Robinson that prevented him from picking up a first down on 4th-and-1. Unfortunately, it didn’t end up leading to a win for the Eagles like he had hoped it would.
The Saints passing attack has been picking teams apart early on in the new season, and in order for the Eagles to slow them down, they are going to need Gardner-Johnson on the field for them. Thankfully, it seems like he’s trending towards playing, but as always, it’s worth checking back on these injuries when the final inactives are revealed in order to see what his true status ends up being.
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