Good News: 3 Key Eagles Players Suffer Serious Injuries, Will Miss Super Bowl matchup vs. Chiefs

NEW ORLEANS — The Eagles are heading into Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs with no significant injury concerns.

Backup center Nick Gates (groin), edge rusher Brandon Graham (elbow) and tight end C.J. Uzomah (abdomen) have been ruled questionable, but no other player is in danger of missing the game.

Graham and Uzomah haven’t been taken off injured reserve after their practice windows were opened last week, but both players could be added to the active roster before Sunday.

During Super Bowl media availability this week, Graham told reporters he expects to play against the Chiefs. And on Friday, he was a full participant at practice, which indicates that the Eagles are preparing for him to play.

The Eagles will need to release someone to make room for Graham.

Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury, was listed as a limited participant on Friday, but he is expected to be ready. Offensive guard Landon Dickerson (knee) and center Cam Jurgens (back) were listed as full participants.

Eagles wide receiver Britian Covey is the only player who has been ruled out against the Chiefs. The Eagles opened his practice window two weeks ago, but they never took him off on injured reserve.

The Kansas City Chiefs‘ history quest meets the Philadelphia Eagles‘ revenge tour in Super Bowl LIX.

The Chiefs, led by the top coach-quarterback combo in the league in Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes, are looking to become the first NFL team to pull off the three-peat. But they haven’t felt like a juggernaut for the entire season — their plus-59 point differential during the regular season would be the fifth-lowest by a Super Bowl champion should they pull out the win. However, they went 12-0 in one-score games and are coming off their best offensive performance of the year after scoring 32 points to take down the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game.

That set up a Super Bowl rematch with the Eagles, who rode a season for the ages by running back Saquon Barkley and a dominant defense to a 14-3 regular-season record.

Philadelphia has been fueled not just by arguably the best roster in football but by bitter endings to the last two seasons. After a heartbreaking 38-35 loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, the Eagles stumbled down the stretch and lost six of seven last year, leading to the ouster of both coordinators and questions about coach Nick Sirianni’s job status.

“You carry those two chips on your shoulder,” left tackle Jordan Mailata said, “and make sure that s— doesn’t happen again.”