Eagles RB Saquon Barkley has back injury, Dameon Pierce undisclosed injury

Oct 27, 2026

“It sucks”

Saquon Barkley fought through his hamstring injury the last few weeks to play tonight and then his back froze up on him. Saquon spoke to the team after the loss and says the Eagles have to keep fighting, especially the young players. He says he is not pleasant to be around when he is injured. He says he will keep fighting.

Related players: Elijah Mitchell, Dameon Pierce

Fantasy Impact:

Pierce was injured on a kick return in the fourth quarter but there were no specifics on what he could be dealing with. With Barkley now adding a back injury to his hamstring, the Eagles could be down to their sixth string running back heading into Week 8, which is a Sunday night game against the Commanders. It could be a tough spot for fantasy owners waiting for news on who to start if they are counting on an Eagles RB. It's possible both Barkley and Pierce could be out leaving the Eagles with just Mitchell. The Birds will probably have to make some moves at the position sooner than later which could give us a better indication, along with practice reports this week.

yesterday

Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love (ankle) expected to practice Wednesday

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 7:26 PM EDT

Jeremiyah Love has missed the past two games with a sprained left ankle, but the Cardinals running back is close to returning.

“Jeremiyah will be out there at practice on Wednesday, so we’ll see how the week goes,” coach Mike LaFleur said Monday, via video from PHNX_Cardinals.

Related players: Tyler Allgeier, Zonovan Knight

Fantasy Impact:

Love looks to get back on the field for Week 8. With Love out, Knight has looked like the better back splitting work with Allgeier, so this will be a situation to watch heading into next week, especially if Love is able to return.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey dealing with mild hamstring injury

Nick Wagoner on X

yesterday · 7:21 PM EDT

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey has a mild hamstring strain, per Kyle Shanahan.

Related players: Kaelon Black

Fantasy Impact:

The 49ers have a bye in Week 8 which comes at a great team. The post went on to say the team believes he will be fine coming out of the bye. “We’re pretty optimistic,” Shanahan said, according to the post. CMC owners may want to spend the bye week trying to deal for Black as a handcuff for down the stretch.

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (hamstring) active for MNF

Adam Schefter on X

yesterday · 7:18 PM EDT

Saquon Barkley is active tonight.

Related players: Dameon Pierce

Fantasy Impact:

Good news for Barkley owners as this was the trend all week. It's ideally a nice matchup for Barkley but he'll likely be the center of the Dallas defense's attention with so many other injuries to key players on the Eagles offense. Pierce will serve as the team's RB2.