Avonte Maddox Suffers Torn Pec, Will Miss The Rest of The Season
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 21: Avonte Maddox #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates against the New Orleans Saints at Lincoln Financial Field on November 21, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Eagles are 2-0. That is the good news. The bad news is it came at a big cost. Last night Avonte Maddox left the game in clear pain and never returned. Now we know why. According to Adam Schefter, and first alluded to by I’m hearing it does not look good for Avonte Maddox … to what extent should be revealed later today. That’s a shame. He’s such a good good guy.
— Derrick Gunn (@RealDGunn) September 15, 2023?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Derrick Gunn, Avonte Maddox has suffered a torn pectoral muscle. He will seek a second opinion, but if that is the case, he will miss the rest of the season.
A huge loss for an Eagles team already dealing with injuries on that side of the ball. Avonte Maddox, when healthy, has been as solid as nickel cornerbacks come. The problem is staying healthy. He missed several weeks last season as well. And Josiah Scott did not fill in for him well. It is not clear yet who will fill in for Maddox this season. Mario Goodrich was the guy last night. But they played James Bradberry in the slot a bit this offseason, so he could fill that role. His backup Josh Jobe could fill it as well.
The Eagles had crazy good injury luck last season. Yes, Jalen Hurts, Lane Johnson, Jordan Mailata, CJ Gardner Johnson, Maddox, and Dallas Goedert all missed time. But in the Super Bowl, they had all 22 starters healthy, or at least active. Two weeks in, and they are already down one starter, Nakobe Dean is out for a month, and lots of other guys are banged up. Not the best way to start the year.
Hopefully, their luck is better from here on. But we all expected their injury luck would run out this season. They may be able to overcome it, we will have to see what they do to replace him. Bradberry may be their best bet, but they may select to go with Mario Goodrich first.
6 Numbers To Make Eagles Fans Feel Optimistic After the First 2 Games
We have a reputation to uphold as Philadelphia fans. Philadelphians can be sticklers with the best of them. Make no mistake, we love out teams more than any other fans. But if there is something to complain about, we will find it. Even after a 2-0 start to the season. That is the situation the Eagles are in after beating the Patriots in week 1, and then the Vikings in week 2. 2-0 should mostly be a reason to celebrate. But the mood of the city does not match the Eagles record going into week 3. And to be fair, there were things that were a bit ugly in the first two games.
The Vikings were passing all over the Eagles on Thursday Night. A secondary full of backups was getting picked on, as they struggled to figure out what their role was in the Eagles Zone defense. And Jalen Hurts and the Eagles passing attack still struggled to get off the ground a bit. All of these things are fair things to criticize, despite being 2-0.
But since they are 2-0, something just 6 teams accomplished last season, why not focus on the positives? The things this team are doing well, or improved on from week 1. Because there was a lot of good to take away from the Vikings game. The run game woke up. They hit Kirk Cousins all night long. The Eagles were way better on 3rd down. I mean, the Eagles did put up 34 points. And the defense did still make a lot of plays despite being so hampered by injuries. Those are all things worth celebrating.
So let’s take a page out of Monty Python, and look on the Bright Side of Life.
Here are 6 numbers that should help Eagles fans be optimistic about how the Eagles have looked in the first two games.
Dylan MacKinnon is The Digital Content Coordinator For 97.5 The Fanatic. he has been an Eagles, Flyers, Sixers, and Flyers fan his whole life. He graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelors in Journalism. Dylan has worked at the Fanatic since 2016, starting as an Intern, moving to the Street team, and eventually was hired as an Associate Producer before settling into his current role in the Digital Department. You may hear him referred to on-air as "The D-Train."
