The Philadelphia Eagles won their eighth straight game on Sunday after defeating the Baltimore Ravens 24-19, but they did not come out of the game without an injury.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane, an MRI revealed that TE Dallas Goedert has a knee injury that will likely sideline him on a week-to-week basis; he could be a candidate for short-term injured reserve, but the injury isn’t season-ending.
Against the Ravens, Goedert had three receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown. Earlier this season, Goedert missed little less than a month with a hamstring injury, and now he may miss more time with a knee injury.
On Monday, Sirianni discussed Goedert and his replacement, Grant Calcaterra.
“We’re still in the evaluation phase there,” Sirianni said about Goedert. “We’ll have more information for you guys as the week continues. But obviously, you saw [TE] Dallas [Goedert] not come back in for a little bit yesterday.
“As Dallas has had to miss some time a little bit this year unfortunately, Grant’s done a nice job of really making plays. I think, if you go back last year, if Dallas missed a little bit of time last year, you didn’t see some production from the tight ends. We kind of spread that around a little bit, gave [WR] A.J. [Brown] a couple more touches, gave [WR] DeVonta [Smith] a couple more touches, put four wide into the game a little bit more.
“I think what Grant’s done is give everybody the confidence in him that you can stay 11 personnel. You can still keep those plays in for Grant because he can contribute. Not that we didn’t believe that last year. He’s giving you the belief that he’s going to make a play if you throw him the football and if you have some things designed for him in this game.
“That’s where Grant gives you confidence, his growth as a football player. A lot of credit to [Tight Ends Coach] Jason Michael, his tight end coach, and Grant himself and how hard he’s worked, and that room…
“A lot of confidence, if Dallas is to miss any time – again, early in the evaluation process, not ready to go there yet about anything.”
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