Eagles

Reports: Tim Jernigan Broke His Foot

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Sep 16th, 2019 · 11:12 AM EDT

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Good God, here we go again with the injury nonsense.

Pro Football Talk says Tim Jernigan broke his foot and is done for the year:

Per source, Eagles DT Tim Jernigan has a broken foot and is feared to be out for the year.

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 16, 2019

However Ian Rapoport is reporting that the injury will only keep him out for about a month:

Another defensive tackle injury for the #Eagles. First Malik Jackson, now DT Tim Jernigan. I’m told Jernigan could be out about roughly a month. https://t.co/kQoqPb1Q5U

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 16, 2019

That’s quite the discrepancy there. I think I’d trust Rapoport a bit more, but we’ll see if Schefter or anybody else comes out with another timeline. Malik Jackson is already done for a while with a Lisfranc, so if Jernigan is down, that means your defensive tackle depth is Fletcher Cox, Hassan Ridgeway, and Akeem Spencer.

Doug Pederson speaks at noon today, so we’ll get a vague injury update on the 50 or so guys who left yesterday’s game.

EDIT:

PFT is walking back their initial report –

Per source, Tim Jernigan's broken foot does not require surgery. Current time frame is 4-6 weeks.

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 16, 2019