The Philadelphia Eagles could be without starting cornerback Adoree’ Jackson and his top backup, Jakorian Bennett, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Both players are dealing with injuries that could rule them out of Week 4, according to a report from 6ABC’s Jason Dumas.
Jackson suffered a groin injury late in the third quarter of the Eagles’ Week 3 win over the Los Angeles Rams. Bennett came in to replace Jackson and was on the field for the final snap of the game, so, it’s not perfectly clear when he got banged up. Bennett did notably collide with Rams punter Ethan Evans in a scramble for the loose ball following Jordan Davis blocking LA’s game-winning field goal attempt.
CB2 has been a major question mark for the Eagles in 2025. Jackson has been up and down; he really struggled in Week 1 before settling in a bit more over the past two weeks. Bennett hasn’t exactly made a strong case to overtake Jackson whenever he’s been on the field.
Nevertheless, these guys are two of the Eagles’ top three outside cornerback options … assuming Cooper DeJean remains in his nickel cornerback role. If neither Jackson nor Bennett can play against the Bucs, it could be Kelee Ringo who gets the start in Tampa. The Eagles wanted Ringo to win the CB2 competition this offseason but he struggled to establish himself and fell out of starting contention by the end of training camp. Ringo has been limited to special teams duty thus far.
Maybe Ringo will seize the opportunity and rise to the challenge. Or maybe we’ll see why he fell out of favor. The Bucs have talented wide receivers (even though Mike Evans might not play) and a quarterback in Baker Mayfield who isn’t afraid to give them chances to make plays.
We’ll find out more about how Jackson and Bennett are progressing (or not) when the Eagles issue their first official Week 4 injury report after practice on Wednesday.
