Bennie Logan missed practice again on Friday, but after sitting all week, he will still be listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Vikings.
While it seems unlikely Logan will be able to play, head coach Doug Pederson said the starting defensive tackle will be a game-time decision.
“The chance to possibly work him out game day and just see where he’s at,” Pederson said. “It’s a groin strain, so we just have to be careful with it and be smart with it and how we handle him.”
If Logan can’t play, reserve Beau Allen would get just his third career start.
“I’ll tell you, Beau was honestly one of the bright spots last week,” Pederson said.
Along with Logan, Ron Brooks (calf), Leodis McKelvin (hamstring) and Mychal Kendricks (ribs) are also listed as questionable.
Pederson said Allen Barbre (ankle), Jason Kelce (foot), Jordan Matthews (knee tendinitis), Rodney McLeod (shoulder) and Marcus Smith (groin) should all be fine for Sunday’s game.
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Brooks, McKelvin, Kendricks, Barbre, Kelce, Matthews, McLeod and Smith all practiced in full on Friday.
McKelvin missed last week with the same hamstring injury that kept him out for Weeks 2 and 3 and forced him to leave the Lions game early. He has practiced in full all week.
If Brooks, who was limited on Thursday, can’t play, the Eagles would be without their slot corner. That means Malcolm Jenkins would play the slot in the nickel package and Jaylen Watkins could come on the field as a safety.
While Kelce should be OK for the game, he did miss Wednesday’s practice with plantar fasciitis in his foot.
Will that bother Kelce for the rest of the season?
“It’s just a nagging deal,” Pederson said. “It’s kind of a sore. ... Again, I don’t know much about it. You can refer to it as a stone bruise, whatever you want to refer to it as. I talked to him yesterday, he was fine yesterday. We’ll just manage him and make sure he’s getting treatment and the proper medication and everything to try to keep it to a minimum.”