Eagles linebacker Zack Baun helped his team to a win in their season opener and he also received some individual accolades for his work against the Commanders.
Baun had 12 tackles and a tackle for loss in the 24-22 win. He also broke up a pair of passes thrown by Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The NFL announced on Wednesday that Baun has been named the NFC defensive player of the week in recognition of that effort. It’s the second time that Baun has been awarded the prize.
The other instance came during his first year in Philadelphia in 2024. Baun also made the All-Pro team that year and he’s been a Pro Bowl selection in both of his years as an Eagle.
The Eagles have created some cap space for this season and next season.
The team has restructured the contract of linebacker Nolan Smith. Spotrac reports that converting $1.24 million of his 2026 salary created $992,000 in cap space for the rest of this season.
Smith also had $12.5 million of his salary for 2027 — the Eagles exercised their fifth-year option on his rookie deal — converted to a bonus. That move opened up $10 million in cap space for next season.
The Eagles may or may not have their eye on making an immediate addition to the roster, but the restructuring gives the that option and the extra cap space in 2027 can help General Manager Howie Roseman structure things in a way that keeps the Eagles in compliance with the cap now and in the future.
The Eagles officially placed guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve Tuesday and they pulled a player up from the practice squad in a corresponding move.
Wide receiver Britain Covey has been signed to the 53-man roster in Philadelphia. Covey played in Week 1 as a temporary elevation and returned four punts for 37 yards in the 24-22 win over the Commanders.
Covey appeared in 44 other games for the Eagles over the past four seasons. He has a career average of 11.2 yards per punt return.
The Eagles also announced that they have signed tight end Josiah Deguara to the practice squad. They still have one open spot on the 53-man roster after placing tight end Eli Stowers on injured reserve last weekend.
The Eagles will be making a change on their offensive line for Week 2.
Left guard Landon Dickerson was placed on injured reserve on Monday and the team’s plans for moving forward without him were a topic of discussion at offensive coordinator Sean Mannion’s press conference on Tuesday. Drew Kendall and Willie Lampkin are the top backup options on the interior of the line and Mannion expressed belief in any direction the Eagles might take.
“We feel really confident with all of our guys,” Mannion said, via a transcript from the team. “It’s unfortunate with Landon, the guy’s a warrior, and we’ve got to get him healthy. In the meantime, we need guys to step up, but Drew’s had a really nice camp. Willie’s had a nice camp. Really, we have a lot of guys on our offensive line with a lot of position flexibility, versatility. We feel good about all of them. Obviously, Landon will be missed in the meantime, but we feel confident that guys are going to be able to step up and fill the void.”
Kendall played center in college and Lampkin has also worked there, which accounts for the versatility that Mannion talked about as an asset. He was asked if moving center Cam Jurgens to guard is on the table.
“We’re going to keep that in-house in terms of what our plan is for this week, just for competitive reasons,” Mannion said. “Like I said, we have a lot of guys up front that can play multiple spots. We’ve been training them at all spots, so gives us some flexibility there.”
Dickerson said Monday that he was “a complete liability” in Sunday’s win over the Commanders and the line was inconsistent as a whole in the opener. Dickerson’s health likely factored into that and the Eagles could wind up sounder if they pick the right alignment for the Titans.
The Eagles will place left guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Dickerson appeared on WIP’s “Players Lounge Show” as news hit that he was headed to IR with what he described as a bone bruise in his right knee.
He said he “played like shit” in the Eagles’ 24-22 win over the Commanders on Sunday.
“I was a complete liability yesterday,” Dickerson said, via Alexis Chassen of bleedinggreennation.com. “Again, that was my fault. I know I said earlier in camp I shouldn’t be out there until I feel healthy. A few weeks ago, [I] got rolled up on in practice. I thought as weeks went by it would get better. It didn’t, and we kind of went out there and finally got some imaging on it today, figured out what was wrong with it.
“Really the best plan going forward is to put me on IR, so I can get this thing better to have a good stretch at the back end of the season versus kind of what happened last year, go out there limping through 18 weeks. I don’t think anyone wants to see that again because that was just ugly. I don’t want to do that again, because that was just some BS.”
Dickerson underwent surgery in August 2025 to repair an injured meniscus and appeared in 15 games, though he later admitted he could have used more rehab time. He went to Columbia for stem cell therapy this offseason.
Drew Kendall, a fifth-round pick in 2025, could replace Dickerson.
