Eagles coach Chip Kelly raised the possibility that the Eagles would be without left tackle Jason Peters against the Saints this week, but Peters shared a different opinion of his chances of playing through the quadriceps injury that knocked him out of the Week Four loss to the Redskins.
Kelly said that he didn’t want to be caught short on players again this week after watching Peters leave the loss to Washington after just a handful of snaps, although Peters says that’s not something that Kelly has to worry about. Peters, who was a full participant in Thursday’s practice, said that he’s going to play against New Orleans and explained why he won’t be forced out of the game again this week.
“Because I am who I am,” Peters said, via Reuben Frank of CSN Philly.
It’s always hard to argue with an answer that worked so well for Popeye, but the Eagles will probably still be weighing all of their options in the next few days before deciding whether to put Peters in the lineup on Sunday. The risk of losing him mid-game (and perhaps aggravating the injury) and forcing an already beleaguered offensive line to shuffle its pieces on the fly may be one they are unwilling to take.