Eagles kicker Jake Elliott expected to miss Sunday’s game with right ankle injury

Eagles kicker Jake Elliott is expected to miss Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals because of a right ankle injury, according to an NFL source. ESPN was first to report the news.

Elliott got hit in the right leg on a field-goal attempt in the third quarter of the team’s 29-21 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week and came up limping. The hit drew a roughing the kicker penalty that extended an Eagles drive, which ended with Elliott returning to make a 28-yard field goal.

Even though Elliott finished the game, the Eagles signed free-agent kicker Cameron Dicker to the practice squad with the concern that Elliott wouldn’t be able to play in Arizona. The indication is Elliott could return as soon as next week.

Dicker has yet to kick in an NFL regular-season game after going undrafted in 2021. He spent the preseason with the Los Angeles Rams and then the Baltimore Ravens. He played four seasons at the University of Texas, making 98.1% of his extra points, and went 60-for-79 on field goals. In his senior season, he went 49-for-50 on extra points.

Elliott did not practice Wednesday, joining left tackle Jordan Mailata (shoulder), cornerback Avonte Maddox (ankle), and linebackers Kyron Johnson and Patrick Johnson (concussions) as those not participating.

Mailata said Thursday that he’s hoping to be ready to play by Sunday. The left tackle feared a significant injury when he took a hard fall on his arm against the Jaguars, but said he “dodged a bullet” in being day-to-day.

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