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Eagles Safety Rodney McLeod is out for the season

By Justin Grasso

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 23: Defensive back Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after being injured while playing against the Indianapolis Colts during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 23, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 23: Defensive back Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after being injured while playing against the Indianapolis Colts during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 23, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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The worst case scenario has happened with Philadelphia Eagles safety, Rodney McLeod.

Well, the bad news just keeps on coming to the Nova Care Complex. The Philadelphia Eagles were quite mysterious with injury updates regarding Rodney McLeod yesterday morning. While they were quick to report that Alshon Jeffery would return this week, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson would not speak on McLeod’s injury as they were waiting on ‘one more test.’

Now, the news is out, and it is not good at all. Rodney McLeod underwent surgery on Thursday morning to repair a torn MCL and is out for the remainder of the season. That’s a massive blow to the Eagles secondary considering that McLeod has stood out in the first few weeks. The struggles are only going to be more noticeable as they will have to move on without McLeod’s services deep in the secondary.

The Bad News:

The Eagles don’t have a ton of options here. The best safety available, Eric Reid has signed with the Carolina Panthers around noon on Thursday. Now, the Eagles have some difficult decisions to make moving forward. As of right now, they have three safeties on board. Malcolm Jenkins and Corey Graham being the starters while Deiondre Hall backs them both up. And while Chris Maragos is technically still on the team, he remains on the injured reserve.

There’s a good chance the Eagles dip into free agency these next few days so they can find their solution. While Graham has been trustworthy at times, it’s hard to believe that the Eagles feel comfortable enough to roll with his playing full-time snaps all season long. After all, they do like to use a heavy rotation with safeties.

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