PHILADELPHIA — Two-time Professional Bowl defensive deal with Linval Joseph agreed to a one-year cope with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday.
The Eagles additionally positioned tight finish Dallas Goedert on injured reserve due to a shoulder harm, that means he’ll miss at the least the subsequent 4 video games. A supply had confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that Goedert was anticipated to overlook prolonged time after injuring the shoulder on Monday evening.
Joseph, 34, began 14 video games for the Los Angeles Chargers final season, posting 57 tackles (three for loss), a sack and two quarterback hits.
At 6-foot-4 and 329 kilos, he has expertise as a space-eating nostril deal with — a place rookie Jordan Davis shined in earlier than struggling a excessive ankle sprain on Oct. 30 towards the Pittsburgh Steelers, touchdown him on injured reserve. The Eagles have struggled towards the run in his absence, yielding 168 yards on the bottom to the Houston Texans in Week 9 and 152 yards and two touchdowns in a loss — their first of the season — to the Washington Commanders on Monday evening.
“We’ll have a look at this tape and see what went down on this sport, figuring out that, hey, while you present {that a} staff assaults a spot, we’ll see it once more, proper, after which we’ll see that once more,” coach Nick Sirianni stated following the 32-21 loss to the Commanders. “So, we’ll work like loopy to get it fastened, and we perceive that would be the narrative of tips on how to beat us. Now we have to personal that and repair it, and we’ll.”
Goedert is considered one of quarterback Jalen Hurts‘ main choices within the passing sport. He’s second on the staff in receiving yards (544) and is tied for second in receiving touchdowns with three.
He was injured early within the fourth quarter Monday evening on a play that concerned a controversial non-call that helped flip the tide of the sport in Washington’s favor.
On third-and-1 and with the Eagles trailing by two, Hurts accomplished a go to Goedert for a would-be first down. Linebacker Jamin Davis clearly grabbed and pulled Goedert’s face masks as he tried to deal with him, and a simultaneous hit by defensive deal with John Ridgeway knocked the ball free. Ridgeway’s full weight was on high of Goedert as he was pushed to the bottom, along with his left shoulder absorbing a lot of the impression. Goedert was evaluated on the sideline earlier than returning to the sport.
Joseph has performed for the New York Giants, who chosen him within the second spherical of the 2010 NFL draft, the Minnesota Vikings and Chargers over his 12-year profession.
He has 644 tackles and 25 sacks whereas beginning 162 video games. He was chosen to the Professional Bowl in each the 2016 and ’17 seasons.
In different strikes Wednesday, the Eagles positioned defensive deal with Marlon Tuipulotu on injured reserve, activated tight finish Tyree Jackson from the bodily unable to carry out listing and opened the 21-day apply window for defensive finish Janarius Robinson. Security Marquise Blair additionally was signed to the staff’s apply squad.
