EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie Sydney Brown will miss his third straight recreation because the Eagles face the Jets on Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium.

Brown (hamstring) got here into the weekend listed as questionable after lacking the final two video games with the harm.

Without starter Justin Evans — who was placed on IR with a knee harm — and Brown the Eagles will begin veteran Terrell Edmunds subsequent to Reed Blankenship. They’re a bit of gentle within the secondary.

Here’s a whole take a look at the Eagles’ inactives:

DT Jalen Carter (ankle)
CB Darius Slay (knee)
S Sydney Brown (hamstring)
DT Marlon Tuipulotu (triceps)
QB Tanner McKee
RB Rashaad Penny 
TE Albert Okwuegbunam

The Eagles are additionally with out Evans (knee) and Quez Watkins (hamstring), who have been placed on IR late within the week. Both of these gamers must miss no less than 4 video games earlier than a attainable return.

On Saturday, the Eagles activated Nakobe Dean off IR, which implies he’ll make his return towards the Jets. Dean has missed the final 4 video games with a meals harm he suffered in New England in Week 1.

Both WR Devon Allen and CB Mekhi Garner have been elevated for this recreation from the observe squad. This will probably be Allen’s second profession recreation. It’ll be Garner’s first profession NFL recreation.

Punter Braden Mann had already been elevated 3 times so the Eagles have been compelled to signal him to the 53-man roster this week. They elected to stay with him.

The Jets will probably be with out each of their beginning cornerbacks, Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed, who have been each dominated out with concussions. This was going to be one of the intriguing matchups of the sport between the Eagles’ wideouts and the Jets’ corners. But with out Gardner and Reed, the Eagles have a determined benefit right here.

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