Eagles running back Will Shipley could miss multiple weeks with a partial tear of his plantar fascia, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports, the latest blow to a reeling team dealing with a long list of injuries at running back and across the roster. Shipley started Sunday's eventual 19-16 loss to the Jaguars in London in place of both Saquon Barkley (hamstring) and Tank Bigsby (core muscle). Both Barkley and Bigsby suffered their injuries in Week 4 against the Rams; Barkley was considered "week-to-week" after the injury and has not been placed on IR; Bigsby underwent surgery for his injury and landed on IR, meaning he's out at least three more games.
Currently, the Eagles have two running backs — Dameon Pierce and Carson Steele — on their active roster, with former Cowboys fifth-round pick Jaydon Blue on the practice squad. Both Pierce and Steele were signed from the practice squad just last week; now, they could be in line for big roles. It's looking like a dire situation regardless of who's running, though.
Shipley, in his second career start, had five carries for 6 yards and a touchdown before exiting. Pierce didn't fare much better, running 11 times for 14 yards. Jalen Hurts rushed twice for 2 yards.
Overall, the Eagles had 18 rushes for 22 yards, the 1.2 yards per carry was their second-worst of the 21st century. All of this came during a tumultuous week in which Lane Johnson retired and the Eagles traded Cam Jurgens to the Ravens. On Sunday, the only Week 1 starter remaining along the offensive line was left tackle Jordan Mailata.
And that was before the Eagles blew a lead in the final eight seconds, with Nick Sirianni's poor decision to give the Jaguars a returnable kick looming large. After Jake Elliott gave Philadelphia the lead, Ameer Abdullah returned the ensuing kickoff 53 yards. With one second remaining, Cam Little drilled a 57-yard field goal.
"I didn't make the right decision, and I lost us that game, and that's what I said to our guys, and what hurts there is that the guys fought so hard and then I don't make the decision that I should make at the end of the game and I cost us that game," Sirianni said. "I put that fully on me." Philadelphia (2-3) currently ranks 30th in yards per play this year and has the highest three-and-out rate in the league. Injuries have played a huge role.
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