The Philadelphia Eagles officially announced three roster moves on Tuesday afternoon. Here’s an overview: OG Landon Dickerson was placed on injured reserve. WR Britain Covey was signed from the practice squad to the active roster. TE Josiah Deguara was signed to the practice squad. Let’s analyze this news player by player. Dickerson to IR was previously reported Monday night. The Eagles left guard, a three-time Pro Bowler, admitted he “was a complete drag” during the team’s Week 1 victory over the Washington Commanders. Dickerson also added that he was hurt in training camp and is hopeful the time off will help him make a full recovery. By going on IR, he is automatically ineligible to play in the Eagles’ next four games. The earliest he’ll be able to return to the active roster is Week 6. One has to wonder if this break will really allow Dickerson to return to form. It seems entirely possible that he is simply physically diminished at this point in his career. That’s a very sad and unfortunate thought… but there’s a lot to suggest that could be the case: Dickerson has an extensive injury history dating back to his college football days. Dickerson struggled in 2025. Speaking shortly after the conclusion of last season, Dickerson didn’t sound very optimistic about making a full recovery. He has since denied it… but reportedly agreed to a revised deal in which he took a pay cut and had a year cut from his contract. Why would he do that if he felt good about his perspective? Dickerson struggled in training camp this summer and seemed to be floundering at times. Speaking on SportsRadio 94WIP on Tuesday, Nick Sirianni said the Eagles will miss Dickerson “for the foreseeable future.” Dickerson himself talked about the benefit of going on the disabled list to “have a good stretch at the end of the season.” Dickerson fits the Eagles’ new blocking scheme. To be clear, I hope my skepticism is wrong. It would be a great deal if he is able to return to fitness. I tend to think the Eagles didn’t want to directly bench Dickerson, who has earned legendary status for sacrificing his body to help the team win Super Bowl LIX. I think he might be done and they hope the replacement plan works well so they don’t have to put him back on the field. It remains to be seen how the Eagles will actually replace him. The expectation is that Drew Kendall will take over at left guard… but we’ll see if that’s the case. The Eagles temporarily elevated Covey from the practice squad in Week 1 to be their punt returner against the Commanders. It is no surprise that he was effective in that capacity. Now it’s back on the list. This development means the Eagles currently have seven wide receivers on the roster: DeVonta Smith, Dontayvion Wicks, Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore and Covey. Smith, Wicks and Lemon comprise the top three. Cooper saw limited playing time on offense as the fourth receiver, as well as being a major factor in special teams coverage. Brown was active in Week 1, but did not play any snaps, while Moore was healthy. Deguara, 29, was originally a third-round pick (No. 94 overall) of the Green Bay Packers in the 2020 NFL Draft. He notably overlapped with current Eagles tight ends coach and running game coordinator Ryan Mahaffey on the Packers from 2021 to 2023. With 12 starts in 77 regular season games, Deguara has recorded 66 targets in his career for 53 receptions, 471 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His most recent stop in the NFL before this was a three-day stint on the New York Giants roster in late August. With the Eagles recently placing Eli Stowers on injured reserve, the team only had three tight ends on the roster (Dallas Goedert, Johnny Mundt, EJ Jenkins) and none on the practice squad. They now have a fourth tight end for practice purposes, at a minimum. STILL ONE OPEN ROSTER SPOTDickerson and Stowers moving to IR opened up two roster spots. Hiring Covey filled one of those vacancies. The Birds still have one vacancy left.
