The team announced that Pro Bowl guard Evan Mathis was placed on injured reserve-designated to return list with a sprained MCL. Philadelphia also tweeted right tackle Allen Barbre has been lost for the year with an ankle injury. Barbre was replacing the suspended Johnson Lane.
Losing Mathis is especially overwhelming. A starter of 16 games last season, the 32-year-old veteran is a centerpiece of Philly sports line and a staple in up-tempo attack of Chip Kelly.
Paper thin up front, the Eagles on Tuesday signed former Pro Bowl guard Wade Smith. At 33, Smith has moved into the center, but was fixed at left guard in the past four seasons in Houston following stops with the Chiefs, Jets and Dolphins.
After seeing his choppy game last season, is not a good sign that Smith was sent packing by both Texans and Seahawks in the last six months. The Eagles, however, are in no position to get picky.
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