The Philadelphia Eagles are 2-0 after their Week Two victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football.
Unfortunately for Philadelphia, it appears they may have lost a significant figure on the team. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Avonte Maddox is feared to have torn his pectoral against the Vikings on Thursday.
“He is expected to get a second opinion; if it is confirmed, he would be out for the season,” Schefter reports.
This is bad news for an Eagles secondary who had to play without CB James Bradberry and S Reed Blankenship on Thursday night.
In Maddox’s absence Thursday night, 2022 undrafted free agent Mario Goodrich filled in and played 39 snaps.
A fourth-round pick in 2018, Maddox has played his entire career with the Eagles. He missed much of last year’s regular season with a hamstring injury, but did play in nine games with eight starts. He recorded an interception, three passes defensed, and three forced fumbles last season.
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In two games this year, Maddox has two passes defensed and a forced fumble.
He is one of the best slot corners in the NFL when healthy, but it seems there will always be durability concerns.
