It appears like Eagles averted a serious harm to DeVonta Smith

The Eagles are getting a little bit of much-needed excellent news on star receiver DeVonta Smith.

Smith is believed to have suffered only a gentle ankle sprain, NBC Sports activities Philadelphia’s John Clark confirmed. 

Phew.

After the loss on Sunday, Smith was seen with a strolling boot on his proper foot and hobbling alongside on crutches. So information that he averted a serious harm is actually welcome.

Smith, 25, was injured on the Eagles’ penultimate drive of their 35-31 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The harm occurred when Smith was blocking on a display screen move to Kenny Gainwell on Third-and-19 from the Cardinals’ 29-yard line. The 4-yard play arrange a discipline purpose to present the Eagles a quick three-point fourth-quarter lead that didn’t maintain.

If the Eagles have any likelihood of mounting an unlikely playoff run this month after ending out the common season towards the Giants subsequent week, they’re going to want Smith to do it. The third-year receiver has 81 catches, 1,066 yards and seven touchdowns this season. He has gone over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons.

What’s most spectacular about Smith is that regardless of his 170-pound body, he has been extremely sturdy in his three NFL seasons. He has not missed a sport because the Eagles drafted him with the No. 10 general choose again in 2021. Smith has performed all 50 video games within the common season and all 4 video games within the postseason.

After the Eagles’ win on Christmas Day, Smith was essential of the offense and didn’t appear to care that he surpassed 1,000 yards.

“We’re not taking part in good soccer proper now,” Smith mentioned after the Eagles’ eleventh win of the season. “As an offense, we’re not the place we wish to be.”

Smith didn’t converse to reporters after the loss on New 12 months’s Eve due to his harm.

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