Sept. 13 Update: Gainwell has officially been listed out by the Eagles for Thursday’s game. This means Swift, Scott and Penny will be the running backs for Philadelphia against the Vikings.
The #Eagles ruled out RB Kenny Gainwell (ribs), CB James Bradberry (concussion) and S Reed Blankenship (ribs) for tomorrow vs. the #Vikings. DT Fletcher Cox (ribs) is questionable after being limited but sounds like he’ll try to go.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) September 13, 2023
Sept. 13 Update: The official injury report has not been released, but Gainwell is reportedly trending towards not being ready in time for Thursday’s contest according to Jeff McLane. If Gainwell is indeed officially ruled out, D’Andre Swift and Boston Scott will get the bulk of the carries in the backfield with Rashaad Penny potentially having a role.
Sept. 12 Update: Gainwell did not practice on Tuesday. Wednesday’s injury report will be crucial when determining Gainwell’s availability for Thursday night. The quick turnaround on the short week could see the running back sidelined and look toward a Week 3 return.
Tuesday injury report#MINvsPHI pic.twitter.com/yIdpz60iqY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) September 12, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles will have a short turnaround this Thursday when they face the Minnesota Vikings in Philadelphia. And that could be detrimental to newly annointed RB1 Kenneth Gainwell, who is dealing with a rib injury that kept him out of practice on Monday.
There actually was no actual practice, but the team did put out an injury report that listed Gainwell as not practicing, per Dave Zangaro.
The Eagles had a walkthrough today so their injury report is an estimation, but the following players were listed as did not participate:
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) September 11, 2023
S Reed Blankenship (ribs), CB James Bradberry (concussion), DT Fletcher Cox (ribs), LB Nakobe Dean (foot), RB Kenneth Gainwell (ribs)
Fantasy football implications for Week 2
Against the Patriots in Week 1, Gainwell was the no-doubt No. 1 running back for the Eagles, as he accumulated 18 touches to four touches for all the other running backs combined. He didn’t put up huge numbers, but with four of his touches being receptions and a total of 74 yards, he wasn’t awful by any means.
If he can’t go or is limited for Thursday night, we should see D’Andre Swift get the start, as he was second to Gainwell in snaps. We also might see Rashaad Penny, who was a healthy scratch.
