Tyler Steen suffered “a gentle ankle damage” in the course of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Saturday coaching camp observe and “might miss the following few days,” in line with a report from the Inquirer’s Jeff McLane.
The excellent news for Steen is that he averted a extra severe situation. With the Eagles training on Monday and Tuesday earlier than holding a Wednesday walkthrough, maybe he’ll be capable to return in time for the crew’s public observe on Thursday night time. If not then, he could possibly be again for the following observe on Sunday.
The unhealthy information for Steen is that he’s hardly thought of a lock to start out at proper guard. Any missed observe time solely offers his competitors extra alternatives to make their case for the job.
It’ll be attention-grabbing to see how the Eagles deal with the proper guard spot in Steen’s absence. Throughout Saturday’s observe, it was Darian Kinnard who was elevated to the first-team unit. However that was taking place whereas Mekhi Becton was already getting some reps at proper deal with with Lane Johnson possible resting. It could possibly be Becton who strains up at proper guard when the Eagles observe on Monday morning.
Maybe Steen’s absence gained’t imply a lot and he’ll return to observe after a brief absence to finally win the beginning job. For now, it’s a state of affairs to observe.
