With defensive signal caller Dean done for the postseason with a patellar tendon injury, who will step up in Vic Fangio's defense?

The Philadelphia Eagles got some terrible news in the team's Wild Card Round showdown against the Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia got the win but lost breakout

After the Eagles lost inside linebacker Nakobe Dean to a torn patellar tendon in last week’s wild-card round, attention quickly turned to Oren Burks to replace him for Sunday’s divisional

Two decades after watching his dad at the Linc, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. could get the chance to etch his name in Eagles lore.

PHILADELPHIA − Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean suffered a significant knee injury in the second quarter Sunday that will keep him out for the rest of the playoffs, and possibly into next season.

The Philadelphia Eagles might have to move forward in the playoffs without standout linebacker Nakobe Dean after he injured his left knee in their wild-card game against Green Bay.

Nakobe Dean‘s season-ending injury will earn Morrow another opportunity, marking a familiar development. The Eagles are bringing Morrow back, per NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo. Dean's 2023 injuries kept Morrow with a regular role in Philly, and the team will turn to familiarity late in the season. This is a practice squad deal.

PHILADELPHIA - The Eagles are bringing back a familiar face to add depth at linebacker after losing Nakobe Dean to a season-ending knee injury during Sunday's 2

Morrow was a starting linebacker for the Eagles in 2023, and not a good one. His addition does make sense with Dean going on IR, but the Eagles would need further injury carnage at linebacker for Morrow to see the field in the regular defense.

Vic Fangio has what he calls “a little rule.” A backup linebacker wouldn’t solely practice with another backup linebacker when doing team drills, “because that’s not how it’s going to happen in a game,