Eagles running back D'Andre Swift and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox are officially inactive for the regular season finale at MetLife Stadium.
Swift, 24, entered the weekend as questionable due to illness after having limited participation on Friday.
The Philadelphia native is having a career season in 2023. He has carried the ball 229 times for 1,049 yards and 5 touchdowns and also caught 39 passes for 214 yards and another score. He should be ready to participate in the playoffs next week. Without Swift, the Eagles will have Kenny Gainwell, Boston Scott and Rashaad Penny active for this game.
Meanwhile, the Eagles rest 33-year-old Cox. Even after missing a rare game earlier this season, Cox still played 684 snaps (62%) this season in his 12th NFL season.
Below is the complete list of inactives:
RB DeAndre Swift (illness)
CB Darius Slay (knee)
WR DeVonta Smith (ankle)
DT Fletcher Cox
QB Tanner McKee
First Tyler Steen
Both Slay and Smith were ruled out on Friday but it looks like both will be ready to go for next weekend's playoff. Slay has now missed four straight games after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery but is back in training this week. Smith suffered a sprained ankle during last week's game and will miss the first game of his NFL career on Sunday.
If this were a playoff game, both Slay and Smith would probably play in it. But the playoffs are coming next week, and the turf at MetLife Stadium is notoriously bad.
Defensive back Tristan McCollum was elevated from the practice squad for this game and is active.
The Eagles enter this game needing some help to win the NFC East. It will take a win and the Cowboys losing to the Chiefs to win the division and earn the No. 2 seed. If one of those things doesn't happen, the Eagles will be the No. 5 seed.
The Cowboys-Commanders game also starts at 4:25 p.m., so the Eagles will be playing for the win. But if the game no longer matters in the second half, it would not be surprising to see some key players withdrawn.
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