Edge rusher Jonathan Greenard was active for Monday night's game at the Chicago Bears and will make his Philadelphia Eagles debut. Greenard has been sidelined with a pectoral injury he sustained while lifting weights over the summer. He was listed as questionable on the injury report this week.
While the Eagles will gladly welcome Greenard into the mix, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said last Tuesday that he is "nowhere near ready" for a full workload. "He's not only coming off inactivity, he's coming off an injury," Fangio said. "His injury for a good bit -- the first, I don't know, four to six, seven weeks -- he really couldn't do a whole lot conditioning-wise either."
Greenard was sidelined for all of training camp and for the first two regular-season games. The Eagles' defense has produced a 45% pressure rate through two games this season, the second-best rate entering Week 3 after the Vikings (48%), but has netted just three sacks, tied for the fifth fewest in the NFL.
Philadelphia acquired Greenard, 29, in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings during draft weekend in April and agreed to a lucrative new deal. The Eagles sent two third-round draft picks to the Vikings for Greenard, who then agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension that also includes $50 million in guaranteed money. Greenard is expected to assume a starting role for the Super Bowl-hopeful Eagles when healthy, leading a group that also includes Jalyx Hunt, Nolan Smith, AJ Epenesa and Arnold Ebiketie.