Eagles Sign Dameon Pierce to Active Roster as Barkley and Bigsby Both Injured

The Eagles are elevating Dameon Pierce from the practice squad to the 53-man roster, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN as reported by ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). The move comes after Philadelphia's backfield took a brutal hit: Saquon Barkley left last Sunday's loss to the Rams with a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable for the near future, while Tank Bigsby suffered a core muscle injury that requires surgery.

Saquon Barkley

Barkley owners need to brace for at least one missed game, possibly more — hamstring injuries have a way of lingering, and the source story does not give a specific return timeline beyond "questionable for the near future." He stays on your roster in redraft given the upside when healthy, but you need a contingency plan at RB this week. In dynasty, hold without panic.

Dameon Pierce

Pierce is suddenly the most relevant waiver wire add (the free-agent pool of players not currently on a team's active roster) in fantasy football this week. With Bigsby out for surgery and Barkley's status up in the air, Pierce is in line for a real workload in one of the NFL's best offenses. His recent track record is thin — 14 carries for 36 yards across five games last season split between the Chiefs and Texans — so temper expectations on efficiency. But opportunity is what drives fantasy value, and right now Pierce is the last man standing in Philadelphia's backfield. Snap him up immediately in all formats.

The connection here is obvious: Bigsby's surgery is the key detail. That's not a week-to-week absence — it's likely a multi-week or longer absence. Even if Barkley returns sooner than expected, Pierce should see meaningful touches while Barkley works back. The Eagles' backfield situation is fluid enough that Pierce has genuine RB2/flex value this week just by default.