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Glenn Erby

Eagles rule out four starters for Week 6 matchup vs. Jets

The Eagles will be without Jalen Carter (ankle), Darius Slay (knee), Quez Watkins (hamstring), and Justin Evans (knee) for Sunday’s matchup against the New York Jets.

Veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, who missed last week’s win over the Rams with a back injury, returned to practice on Wednesday in a limited capacity and was a full participant on Thursday.

Second-year linebacker Nakobe Dean practiced for the second third since injuring his foot in the Week 1 win over the Patriots. The Eagles opened Dean’s 21-day practice window to return from Injured Reserve on Tuesday.

Philadelphia would need to release or waive a player before adding Dean to the 53-man roster.

Jalen Carter (ankle)

(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Sirianni stated that Carter’s injury isn’t serious, but he’s in jeopardy of missing the matchup against the Jets.

Carter already has 3.5 sacks, and the Eagles have the NFL’s No. 1 rushing defense through five weeks. Philadelphia allows just 61.2 rushing yards per game. The Eagles have allowed only two rushing touchdowns all season.

Carter is Pro Football Focus’s highest-graded interior defender in the NFL after five games. Carter recorded two sacks and finished with four tackles in the Eagles’ 23-14 against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 5.

Carter’s 91.8 season-long grade leads all defensive tackles.

Darius Slay (knee)

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Slay hasn’t practiced at all this week and had a key matchup with Garrett Wilson.

Josh Jobe will likely start in his place, with Bradley Roby in the slot.

Quez Watkins

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Watkins has four catches for 21 yards in 3 games this season, and if he can’t play, Olamide Zaccheaus would start in the slot as the third wideout.

DB Justin Evans

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Evans suffered a knee injury against the Rams and will miss four games after being placed on injured reserve.

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