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Eagles place Jordan Mailata on IR, rule out Dallas Goedert for Sunday’s game vs. Giants

Mailata will miss his first game since Week 5 of the 2022 season. Fred Johnson is expected to start at left tackle.

Jordan Mailata is helped off the field by Eagles personnel after injuring his hamstring on Sunday vs. the Browns.
Jordan Mailata is helped off the field by Eagles personnel after injuring his hamstring on Sunday vs. the Browns.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer

The Eagles placed left tackle Jordan Mailata on injured reserve Friday, and he will miss at least the next four games.

Mailata injured his hamstring during the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s win over Cleveland. The left tackle will miss his first game since Week 5 of the 2022 season when the Eagles play the Giants on Sunday. The Eagles will feature their third different offensive line combination in their last three games. Fred Johnson is expected to start at left tackle.

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Placing Mailata on injured reserve opens up a roster spot that will likely go to safety Sydney Brown, who is on track to make his return from an ACL tear he suffered in January on the same MetLife Stadium field he’ll play on Sunday.

Mailata isn’t the only Eagles player dealing with a hamstring injury. Tight end Dallas Goedert and defensive tackle Byron Young were also ruled out for Sunday’s game with hamstring injuries.

After sitting out Thursday’s session with a shoulder injury, Jalen Carter returned to the practice field Friday as a full participant and did not have a game status designation. Cornerbacks Darius Slay (knee) and Eli Ricks (groin) were listed as questionable, though Slay indicated he’s tracking toward playing Sunday. Slay practiced in a limited capacity Wednesday, sat out Thursday, and returned as a full participant Friday.

The Giants, meanwhile, listed star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence (hip) and edge rusher Brian Burns (groin), two key defensive players, as questionable. But both players said this week that they expect to play.

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