A two-fer here:

CJGJ coming back is huge because the Eagles have been playing with only three of five starters in nickel. Avonte Maddox remains on the shelf, but Gardner-Johnson can replace Reed Blankenship at safety or Josiah Scott in the slot. Taking the temperature of Birds fans, it would seem as though people seem to favor the latter while keeping Marcus Epps and Blankenship in their current roles, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Robert Quinn has done next to nothing since the midseason trade, but he suddenly becomes important with Josh Sweat injured last week. Behind Haasson Reddick and Brandon Graham, there’s not a lot of depth at defensive end, so Quinn coming back means B.G. doesn’t have to play a shit ton of snaps at age 34. Managing his snaps has really helped him have a great year.

Good news all around. Nothing yet on Jalen Hurts yet, but he’ll be back sooner rather than later.