What's left of the Eagles' 53-man roster is pretty healthy as the Birds kicked off practice leading into Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Vikings.
With one exception.
Middle linebacker Dannell Ellerbe was the only player on the roster who did not practice as the team worked out inside their practice bubble in pads on Wednesday. Ellerbe has been dealing with a hamstring injury. Ellerbe was there as a spectator and without a helmet.
The veteran linebacker missed practice last Tuesday, was limited Wednesday and became a full participant on Thursday. We'll see if this week mirrors that.
Ellerbe ended up being listed as questionable for the game, but was active against the Falcons and played 23 snaps (37 percent). Ellerbe is the Eagles' starting MIKE linebacker in their base package. He comes out on nickel downs.
The Eagles were back in pads on Wednesday, trying to keep things as normal as possible. There was plenty of intensity during the open portion of the practice. During special teams drills, rookie cornerback Rasul Douglas ran through veteran linebacker Najee Goode. That's some West Virginia on West Virginia crime.
Here are some views from Wednesday's session:
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Doug Pederson looks on as Nick Foles throws his first passes of the practice week. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/NLpwuyYz1m— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) January 17, 2018
Linebacker donut drills are my favorite. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/ic0JPCDMs0— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) January 17, 2018
Nick Foles completed this long pass to Torrey Smith and nearly killed me in the process. #Eagles pic.twitter.com/tmX5XLqHNX— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) January 17, 2018
