Philadelphia Eagles injury updates on Lane Johnson, Jordan Howard

Will Lane Johnson and Jordan Howard play on Sunday for Week 13 in the NFL? Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson may have thrown us a few hints.

A lot of good information came out of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson‘s final press conference before they board a plane for South Florida. One of the hot topics is always injury updates, and it didn’t take long for the Philly media to inquire about the statuses of both Lane Johnson and Jordan Howard.

First, before any of that is discussed, let’s take a look at the Eagles’ full injury report as it stood on Thanksgiving.

Take a look.

Here’s what’s been found out. There doesn’t seem to be any info confirming that All-Pro tight end Zach Ertz‘s recent absences from practice amount to much more than a precaution. He doesn’t seem to be in any danger of missing Week 13’s game versus the Miami Dolphins, but you can best believe that everyone will be keeping an eye on his progress.

That brings us all to Howard and Johnson. Apparently, johnson’s cleared the concussion protocol, and he’s cleared for contact. He should play on Sunday. Jordan Howard hasn’t been cleared for contact, and it looks more and more like he’ll be absent in Week 13.

Carson Wentz is okay. He’s been practicing all week despite the hand injury. Coach also lamented that Nelson Agholor and Alshon Jeffery will be evaluated throughout Friday’s practice and a decision will be made closer to game time. As you know, a 21-day practice window was activated for Cre’Von LeBlanc, but as of 10:30 A.M. EST of November 29th, there’s been no move made to activate him to the active roster.

Jordan Matthews‘ release left a roster spot open. So far, there’s been no moves made to fill that space. That could be something to pay attention to.