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The Eagles are holding on to a 22-14 lead over the Patriots, and they’ll need to do it without second-year linebacker Nakobe Dean.
Buy Eagles TicketsNakobe Dean has a foot injury and his return is questionable, per #Eagles.
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) September 10, 2023
Dean is questionable to return to the contest at Gillette Stadium with a foot injury suffered in the third quarter.
Before suffering the injury, Dean had seven tackles for Philadelphia, who inserted Christian Elliss as the only remaining off-the-ball linebacker on the depth chart.