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ArticleEli Stowers injury: Eagles place rookie tight end on injured reserve
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Even if Stowers was healthy enough to suit up, it was widely expected that he would be inactive for this game as the fourth tight end on the team's depth chart. And so now Stowers will avoid being a healthy scratch, which wouldn't have been the most flattering look for him or the Eagles since he was a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
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Second-round pick avoids healthy scratch by landing on IR as fourth-string TE.

Even if healthy, Stowers was widely expected to be inactive for Week 1 as the fourth tight end on the depth chart. The IR placement allows him to avoid being a healthy scratch, which would have been an unflattering outcome for a second-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

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