Carson Wentz update: Eagles quarterback officially ruled out for Rams game

The Philadelphia Eagles made a change to their injury report on Saturday morning: Carson Wentz is now officially OUT for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Wentz was originally ruled “doubtful” on Friday’s final injury report despite the fact Doug Pederson said he was going to be ruled “questionable.”

Of course, Wentz being questionable would’ve never made sense since he’s dealing with a stress fracture in his back that could take up to “three months”, according to Pederson, to recover. Wentz did not participate in practice this week.

For some reason, Wentz will still be traveling with the team to L.A. It doesn’t seem like there’s good reason for a guy with a back injury to go on a long, cross-country plane ride.

With Wentz out, the Eagles will start Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles at quarterback. It’s up to Foles to help keep Philadelphia’s long shot playoff hopes alive as the Eagles enter the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as 14 point underdogs. No pressure.

Third-year quarterback Nate Sudfeld will now be the No. 2 quarterback for the Eagles.

Find this week’s entire injury report below.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES INJURY REPORT (SATURDAY)

OUT

LB Jordan Hicks (calf)
DT Timmy Jernigan (back)
CB Sidney Jones (hamstring)
G Isaac Seumalo (pectoral)
QB Carson Wentz (back)

QUESTIONABLE

DE Michael Bennett (foot)
WR Shelton Gibson (wrist)
S Avonte Maddox (ankle, knee)

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RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

S Chris Maragos

RESERVE/INJURED

RB Jay Ajayi
DE Derek Barnett
CB Elie Bouka
RB Corey Clement
CB Ronald Darby
WR Mack Hollins
OT Jordan Mailata
CB Jalen Mills
S Rodney McLeod
TE Joshua Perkins
DE Josh Sweat
WR Mike Wallace
LB Paul Worrilow

LOS ANGELES RAMS INJURY REPORT (SATURDAY)

The Rams’ 53-man roster is completely healthy and they only have one starter on injured reserve.

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RESERVE/INJURED

RB Malcolm Brown
OLB Dominique Easley
DE Morgan Fox
CB Dominique Hatfield
WR Cooper Kupp
CB Kevin Peterson
OLB Garrett Sickels
WR Mike Thomas