Eagles’ D’Andre Swift and Fletcher Cox out vs. Giants
The Eagles are expected to be without the Pro Bowl selection Swift due to an illness while Cox will be rested.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Running back D’Andre Swift and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox will miss the Eagles’ regular-season finale Sunday against the New York Giants.
Swift popped up on the team’s final injury report Friday with an illness, and he was listed as questionable. The 33-year-old Cox will be rested ahead of the playoffs.
With Swift sidelined, the Eagles will rely on tailbacks Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott, and Rashaad Penny against the Giants.
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Swift, 24, concludes the regular season with a career-high 1,049 rushing yards and five touchdowns across 229 carries. He also caught 39 passes for 214 yards and a touchdown. The Philadelphia native and former St. Joseph’s Prep standout recently earned the first Pro Bowl selection of his career.
“Being from here, being able to do this for my hometown, for the Eagles, it means so much more,” Swift said this week. “It’s a great accomplishment for everybody that got voted [to the Pro Bowl], but we know there’s a lot of work to bring done for the [remainder] of the season.”
Swift, who was acquired in an offseason via trade with the Detroit Lions, is in the final year of his rookie deal and is set to become a free agent at the conclusion of the season.
Over 15 games this season — he had missed the Oct. 8 Los Angeles Rams game due to a back issue — Cox has 33 tackles, five sacks, 17 quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery. He has logged 684 (66%) defensive snaps.
In addition to Swift and Cox, the Eagles also will be without wide receiver DeVonta Smith (mild ankle sprain) and cornerback Darius Slay (knee) on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m.