Eagles center Jason Kelce has been targeting Week 10 for his return from sports hernia surgery, but things appear to be progressing more quickly.
Kelce returned to practice this week and has been listed as questionable for the team’s trip to Arizona to face the Cardinals. Several Eagles beat writers have opined that it is unlikely that Kelce plays this weekend, but the fact that he hasn’t been ruled out yet is encouraging for a return in Week Nine if he doesn’t go this week. With guard Evan Mathis also back at practice, it also looks like the Eagles should have their starting offensive line on the field together for the first time this year once Mathis is eligible to play against the Panthers in Week 10.
Running back Darren Sproles and linebacker Mychal Kendricks have also been listed as questionable. Sproles hurt his knee in Week Six and there was some feeling that he’d miss at least one game, but Sproles has said all week that he’s feeling good so there would seem to be a good chance he’s in the lineup.
Kendricks has missed four games with a calf injury and there was hope heading into last week’s bye that he’d make it back for the Cardinals game. That optimism dimmed a bit this week, which will likely leave Kendricks as a game-time decision for Philly.