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Eagles News: Jonathan Greenard expected to miss “another couple of weeks, at least”

Jonathan Greenard is expected to miss another couple of weeks.

First seen Aug 12, 2026 · 1:01 PM UTC

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This is purely an IDP (Individual Defensive Player) consideration since Greenard is an edge rusher and has no bearing on Eagles' offensive fantasy assets. In IDP formats that count sacks/tackles, a multi-week absence to start the season is a real ding — he was Philly's presumptive starting edge opposite Nolan Smith after being added this offseason, and losing early-season reps hurts his ramp-up and box-score production floor. The direct beneficiary is whichever edge rusher (e.g., a rotational veteran or younger depth piece) absorbs his snaps in Weeks 1-3ish, who becomes a speculative IDP waiver add in deeper defensive-scoring leagues. For standard/PPR fantasy football rosters with no defensive players, this news is essentially irrelevant — it doesn't move Eagles' offensive players, defensive team scoring in most standard formats is based on team defense/special teams (DST), and one edge rusher missing time rarely swings DST matchup value significantly, especially with Philly's deep pass-rush rotation (Sweat, Davis, etc.).

IDP leagues: bench/drop Greenard for the next 2-3 weeks and stream his likely replacement off waivers Standard leagues: no action needed, does not affect Eagles DST or offensive skill players Monitor beat reports closer to Week 1 for a firmer return timeline before committing IDP lineup decisions

Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 8/12/26.

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