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2026 Week 4 Eagles Injury Report: DeVonta Smith, Dallas Goedert, Zack Baun Among Those Missing Practice

A crowded Eagles injury report on a short week spells trouble for multiple fantasy starters heading into their Week 4 matchup against the Rams.

The Eagles are dealing with a wave of injuries on a short week, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). Wednesday's practice saw multiple key players absent, with the Thursday-to-Sunday turnaround leaving less time to get anyone healthy before facing the Rams.

The headliners for fantasy: DeVonta Smith (hamstring), Dallas Goedert (knee), and Will Shipley (foot) all sat out Wednesday entirely. Linebacker Zack Baun missed practice with a concussion after playing 66-of-72 defensive snaps Monday night — the short week makes clearing concussion protocol a real race against the clock. Hollywood Brown (ankle) also did not practice, and he already missed the Monday loss to the Bears.

DeVonta Smith

Smith missed Wednesday's session with a hamstring injury, and hamstrings on a short week are a dangerous combination. No timeline was given by the report. If he's limited or out against the Rams, his targets go elsewhere — keep an eye on Thursday's and Friday's practice designations before making any lineup decisions. Treat him as a game-time call at best right now.

Dallas Goedert

Goedert is listed as Doubtful and didn't practice Wednesday. He also missed Monday night's loss to the Bears, so this isn't a new injury — it's an ongoing one with no sign of resolution yet. Doubtful means roughly a 75% chance he doesn't play. He's a sit until we see otherwise, and that "otherwise" may not come this week.

Will Shipley

Shipley sat out with a foot injury. Foot injuries in running backs are worth taking seriously given the load the position demands. The source story doesn't specify how he was injured or a recovery timeline. If he can't go, watch for Tank Bigsby — who was a full participant Wednesday — to pick up any backfield work. Bigsby is worth stashing if you have the roster spot.

Bottom line: the Eagles' skill-position group is a mess heading into what is already a tough matchup. Don't lock any of these players into your lineup without checking Friday's final injury report. The short week shrinks the window for good news.

Data: real stats via Sleeper, projections via FantasyPros.