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Glenn Erby

Eagles hopeful to have Avonte Maddox available for NFC Championship Game

The Eagles are getting healthy at the right time and Jonathan Gannon could have a full allotment of defenders for Sunday’s NFC Championship tilt.

Speaking to the media on Wednesday, head coach Nick Sirianni said every member of the 53-man roster would practice in some capacity ahead of this weekend’s game against San Francisco.

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The news means slot cornerback Avonte Maddox will practice in some form, and Wednesday’s walkthrough will tell a lot about his status for Sunday.

Sirianni also provided updates on two other players.

Avonte Maddox

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Maddox returned in the Week 16 loss to Dallas and suffered a significant toe injury that caused him to miss the final two regular season games and the divisional round win over the Giants.

Maddox returning could allow C.J. Gardner-Johnson to play the role of swiss army knife even more efficiently.

Philadelphia will now have several options in the secondary with rookie Reed Blankenship flourishing at safety.

Lane Johnson

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Johnson didn’t allow a sack or pressure in Saturday’s win and he’s on track to start against Nick Bosa and the Niners’ elite pass rush.

A.J. Brown

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Brown was held to three catches for 22 yards on six targets in the win over the Giants, and there was some confusion on a potential hip injury and a request for more targets. Nick Sirianni confirmed that Brown would practice on Wednesday.

Sirianni had previously stated that Brown was “going through a little something with his body that was hurting him during the game” but they expect him to be ready to go for Sunday against the 49ers

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