Eagles RB Will Shipley Out Multiple Weeks With Foot Injury

The Eagles' running back room is in shambles. According to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports), citing ESPN's Adam Schefter, Will Shipley suffered a partial tear of his plantar fascia during Sunday's loss to the Jaguars and will miss multiple weeks. The Eagles were already without starting RB Saquon Barkley and backup Tank Bigsby for that game. After Shipley went down, Dameon Pierce was the only healthy running back left on the roster. Philadelphia hosts the Panthers this Sunday.

Will Shipley

Shipley is out for multiple weeks with the plantar fascia injury — no exact return timeline was specified in the report. He had already stepped into an elevated role with Barkley out, so this compounds the Eagles' backfield disaster. Shipley owners should move quickly to drop or stash depending on league format; he has no fantasy value while out.

Dameon Pierce

Pierce is the last healthy back standing in Philadelphia and the most urgent waiver wire add in fantasy right now. The Eagles host the Panthers on Sunday — a potentially favorable matchup — and Pierce should see the bulk of the backfield work by default. The source story doesn't specify whether Philadelphia adds another back, so monitor the roster for any emergency signing, but until that happens, Pierce is the starter.

Saquon Barkley

Barkley remains out and the source story gives no update on his timeline. His dynasty value is untouched, but redraft managers are in full emergency mode. When he returns, he'll reclaim the lead role — but that doesn't help you this week or potentially the next few.

The connective thread here is obvious: one injury cascaded into another, and a third back (Pierce) now inherits a starting role almost by elimination. If you're in a PPR league (points per reception) or any standard scoring format, Pierce is a must-add. The Eagles' offense still has weapons — the Week 5 recap noted Dallas Goedert's return gave the unit a boost — but the ground game is running on fumes.