The Philadelphia Eagles can use all the help they can get going into their Monday Night Football battle against the Dallas Cowboys.
Saquon Barkley seems to be trending in the right direction, which is obviously a positive signal for the Eagles, who are expected to miss several key offensive players.
“Trending towards playing tonight for the Eagles, returning to action,” NFL insider Mike Garafolo reported on Monday morning.
“The running back has been dealing with a hamstring injury for the last couple of weeks. Can’t guarantee it right now; they have to see how he goes through the day, certainly through warmups, but everything is looking good for Barkley to return to action here.”
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The new starting quarterback Tanner McKee didn’t enter an easy situation last week when he suited up against the Carolina Panthers. It doesn’t get any easier in Week 7.
Barkley is hoping to help out as much as possible. It’s unclear what kind of condition he’ll be in after missing multiple games due to a hamstring injury, but any bit of help for McKee could be a difference-maker.
“He’s a big Tanner McKee guy,” Garafolo said of Barkley.
“Those two are buddies. I believe they play a lot of golf together. I know he wants to be out there as much as he possibly can for McKee. So, it looks like that’s going to be the case. I can’t guarantee it, but it is trending in that direction.”
McKee will be down two wide receivers on Monday. DeVonta Smith’s hamstring injury remains an issue. After missing practice leading up to this past weekend, it was clear that Smith was on pace to miss more time.
As for Dontayvion Wicks, he’s been playing through some setbacks, but this one will take him out. McKee will be looking for Darius Cooper, Dallas Goedert, Makai Lemon, and Hollywood Brown in the passing game.
The Eagles hope that Barkley will be able to take some carries for the first time since the Week 4 loss against the Los Angeles Rams.
