Eagles DC Vic Fangio shares concerning Jonathan Greenard injury update for Week 1

The Philadelphia Eagles made some big changes this offseason, shipping out AJ Brown to the New England Patriots and adding some new faces to the wide receiver room.

But their biggest addition of the offseason was a mid-draft trade and a $100 million extension for edge rusher Jonathan Greenard. However, he's not practiced as he's missed time due to an injury to his pec, which has lasted quite a while.

Now, ahead of the Eagles' joint practice with the Patriots, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia shared that defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is concerned that Greenard will not be active for Week 1 against the Washington Commanders.

Eagles might be without Jonathan Greenard in Week 1 vs. Commanders

"Is Vic Fangio worried about Jonathan Greenard missing the start of the season?" Zangaro and reporters questioned. The answer from Fangio? "Yeah."

This is not the kind of update that Eagles fans will like to hear. Greenard was meant to be their replacement for Jaelan Phillips, who signed with the Carolina Panthers in free agency.

But now, Greenard looks like he could miss the first week of the regular season, as the pec injury he sustained while lifting weights earlier this offseason will keep him out longer than maybe initially anticipated.

What makes this even worse for the Eagles is that Greenard will have missed all of training camp, and potentially part of the season, without practicing with his new teammates.

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If he were a returning player, playing in his second season in Philadelphia, there wouldn't be as much concern. But because this is year one in Philadelphia, his injury absence is a bit more of a concern than normal.

After having three sacks last season in a down year, the Eagles traded multiple third-round picks to acquire him from the Minnesota Vikings.

He has a ton of potential and should be a great edge-rushing complement to Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith Jr. At least, that was supposed to be the case.

Now, he's at risk of missing Week 1 of the regular season, which would be a concerning outcome not only for Greenard, but for the Eagles' defense as well.

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