Philadelphia Eagles News: Ronald Darby is given a timetable for return
Ronald Darby’s MRI on Monday revealed nothing too terribly significant.
Here’s some good news and some bad news. The bad news is we’ve heard on more than one occasion that Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ronald Darby is pretty prone to injury. That fact came crashing down on all of us as we watched him carted off of the field in the second quarter of the Eagles first game against the Washington Redskins. Darby went down void of contact and while appearing to trip over the “turf monster” in FedExField.
Still, we promised you good news as well, and here it is. We were right at ITI with our theory that he suffered a dislocated ankle. According to a report by Ian Rapoport, Darby’s MRI revealed nothing significant and no major ligament damage.
Take a look:
#Eagles CB Ronald Darby is out 4-6 weeks with an dislocated ankle, sources say. No major ligament damage. Surprisingly good news.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2017
Sound the trumpets:
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This is good news no matter how you slice it. Darby’s injury looked bad at the time, but, after seeing what we saw yesterday, if all Darby misses is one month to a month-and-a-half of playing time, Philly may have dodged their biggest dart so far this season.
In Darby’s absence, backup Patrick Robinson entered the lineup and was serviceable. Robinson, once expected to be the opening day starter, has struggled as of late. Still, getting him some on-field time can prove to be invaluable later.
It doesn’t hurt at all that he got some work, didn’t give up anything tragic and his team got a much-needed win. Beating the Redskins doesn’t just give the Eagles and Robinson some confidence. It gives them a win in what figures to be a very competitive NFC East division all season.
Keep in mind that win was on the road. So far, so good in Philly.