[UPDATE]: Coming out of halftime, Mitchell was officially downgraded and ruled out for the remainder of Thursday night’s game.
The Eagles were hoping that MetLife Stadium’s terrible turf didn’t give them any problems on Thursday night, but just before halftime, the team announced second-year CB Quinyon Mitchell was questionable to return with a hamstring injury. Mitchell was evaluated in the medical tent for quite awhile before putting on a hat and taking a seat on the bench.
That’s bad news for the Eagles secondary, who rely on Mitchell to do a lot in coverage. Without him on the field, the defense has Adoree’ Jackson and Kelee Ringo at cornerback — two guys who barely earned an outright starting spot just six weeks ago.
Hopefully pulling Mitchell is just a precaution, especially with