Eagles Brett Toth Expected To Make First Career Start At Center

The Eagles' inactives for Sunday's Week 8 home game against the New York Giants are a list of those njured.

Four of the five players who won't play in the rematch game against New York were ruled out on Friday - receiver A.J. Brown (hamstring), center Cam Jurgens (knee), cornerback Adoree Jackson (concussion), and edge rusher Azeez Ojulari (hamstring). Sam Howell is inactive, but will serve as the emergecny quarterback.

Brett Toth, who stepped in for Jurgens when Jurges left in the first half of last week's win in Minnesota, will make his first career start at the position. Drew Kendall is active should the rookie be needed in-game.

That would require an injury to Toth or even Dickerson, in which case Toth would probably slide into Dickerson's spot at left guard, and Kendall would enter as the center.

Eagles Depth Will Be Tested Without Key Players

Toth will have his hands full against a deep and talented Giants front four that includes Dexter Lawrence, Abdul Carter, Kayvon Thibodeaux, and Brian Burns, who was listed as questionable on Friday but will play.

"The defensive line is definitely very good, one of the best in the NFL," said Toth during the week. "Watching tape from other teams, you see some other great players struggling with them. They're great players themselves. Whether it's Dexter or Burns or Abdul, it's an unbelievable group."

The Eagles depth will be tested at receiver, cornerback, and edge without Brown, Jackson, and Ojulari.

The Eagles activated rookie receiver Darius Cooper from injured reserve on Saturday, so he could join Jahan Dotson, John Metchie, and Zavier Gipson in the receiver mix behhind, of course, DeVonta Smith.

Rumors continue to circulate around Brown regarding a trade before next Tuesday's trade deadline. They were seemingly shot down by MFL Media on Sunday morning, however, saying a deal won't happen unless there is a blockbuster return. That just won't happen, especially given the salary cap ramifications and the steep cap hit that would kick in if he were dealt.

At cornerback, Kelee Ringo will make his third start with rookie Mac McWilliams and Parry Nickerson behind him. Ringo did not play well in the first meeting against the Giants, a 34-17 loss just 17 days ago.

Ojulari played against his former teammates, the Giants, in that loss, but a hamstring injury suffered against Minnesota leaves the Eaagles short-handed on the edge, with starters Jalyx Hunt and Josh Uche backed up by Patrick Johnson. Linebacker Jihaad Campbell should see snaps on the edge n the Eagles' base defense.

Tyreek Hill gets brutally honest about his future with Dolphins

The question of whether Tyreek Hill will play again for the Miami Dolphins has been on the minds of fans

 since he was injured and placed on injured reserve. Now, it may not be their choice.

Hill's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said he would like to stay with the Dolphins, provided they could work something out that was beneficial to both sides. The Dolphins are likely to cut their top receiver instead. Now, Hill is hinting that he may not want to continue playing.

Hill went on Terron Armstead's podcast, The Set, where he said he isn't sure if he will continue playing once he is healthy.

Tyreek Hill admits that he could retire after suffering significant injury

Hill told Armstead he hasn't made up his mind about playing next season, and it sounds like he won't decide until he is fully healthy.

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"I'm at the point now where I need to have a conversation with mom, family, everybody. Wherever my mind is at the time, the decision will be made, but I know right now, I haven't had time to live in the moment," 

Hill said.

The receiver also said the decision will depend on how he feels.

Miami invested heavily in Hill while giving up premium draft capital to acquire him from the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Per Over The Cap, the Dolphins will eat $28.2 million in dead money by releasing Hill before June 1 next offseason, or $15.9 million by designating it a post-June 1 move.

It's unlikely that Hill makes a decision before the start of the new league year because he won't be healthy enough to practice, and teams are not likely to take a risk until they can get him to their doctors. The Dolphins will not be able to trade him for the same reasons.

If the Dolphins opt to hold on to him until June, they might be able to get something for him if he is close to playing, but that is highly optimistic. Chances are, the Dolphins move on in March before the start of the season.

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