🚨JUST IN: Philadelphia’s nightmare keeps spiraling as Andrew Mukuba suffers a fractured ankle, threatening his season and leaving the Eagles’ secondary dangerously vulnerable against the Bears.QQ
Philadelphia Eagles rookie safety Andrew Mukuba is set to undergo surgery to repair a fractured ankle he suffered in Sunday’s Week 12 loss vs. the Dallas Cowboys, according to multiple reports.
NFL Network reports that it will be determined during surgery whether the 2025 second-round pick will return later this season.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday he’ll never put a timetable on an injury, but Mukuba is set to miss some time.
Mukuba was injured in the fourth quarter of the devastating loss to the Cowboys, as the Birds blew a 21-0 lead. He had three tackles before exiting the game.
Mukuba has played in all 11 of Philadelphia’s games this season, including 10 starts. He had 46 total tackles and two interceptions, including one vs. the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 2 that led to a Birds win. Mukuba wasn’t the only member of the secondary to get hurt in the loss to Dallas. Fellow starting safety Reed Blankenship left the game with a thigh injury, while cornerback Adoree’ Jackson left with a concussion.
The injuries make Philadelphia especially thin at safety heading into Week 13 vs. the Chicago Bears on a short week, with the game being on Black Friday. The only other safety the Birds have on their 53-man roster is Sydney Brown, while safety Andre’ Sam is on the practice squad.
Cornerback Michael Carter II, who the Eagles acquired at the trade deadline, could also potentially help at safety.
“I think we have good options there,” Sirianni said. “Mike will be in one of them. Sydney, Reed’s still manning everything back there. We’ve got some guys that we have confidence in on the practice squad as well. This is why you need your entire roster. It’s never just the 53 guys; it’s the 70 guys. You never know when those guys’ opportunity will come, and here we are.”
The 24-21 loss to the Cowboys drops the Eagles to 8-3 on the season. They’re no longer the No. 1 seed in the conference after the Los Angeles Rams (9-2) defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so the Eagles don’t control their own destiny moving forward.
