Darren Sproles Injury: Updates on Eagles Star's Knee and Return

Updates from Sunday, Nov. 2

Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com confirms Darren Sproles is active for Week 9:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 31

Sheil Kapadia of Birds 24/7 has the latest on Sproles' status:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 27

Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer passed along comments from Darren Sproles on his status for Week 9:

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 26

Mike Jurecki of Fox Sports 910 reported on Darren Sproles' status for Sunday's match up vs. Arizona:

Earlier, Adam Levitan of Rotoworld passed along a report from Fox Sports' Jay Glazer on Sproles' status:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 24

Eagles Insider has an update on Sproles' status:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 23

Philly.com's Les Bowen provides an update on Darren Sproles' injury:

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I thought it was bad . . . that's why I was kind of mad about it," Sproles said yesterday, after his surprise return to practice, as the Eagles returned from their bye week. "My foot just kinda got caught a little bit, when I got rolled back. It was clean, I guess . . . When I was on the field, the way my knee was moving [the joint felt loose], they thought it was bad. But it wasn't."

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Does he think he can play in Arizona Sunday?

"The way I'm feeling, yeah," Sproles said. "But it's up to the coach." Sproles also said he wants to get in a full, real practice today and see how his knee responds. He said he has never worn a brace before.

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Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com had more from Eagles practice on Thursday:

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Mychal Kendricks and Darren Sproles were listed as limited participants for the second straight day Thursday.

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There have been no indications that Matthew Tucker will be called up from the practice squad. One teammate we talked to expects Sproles to be a game-time decision. If he can't go, Polk will be the primary backup and Trey Burton will be the emergency back as he was against the Giants.

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Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 22

Tim McManus of PhillyMag.com reported on Darren Sproles from Eagles practice:

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Mychal Kendricks, Darren Sproles, Jason Kelce and Evan Mathis were all suited up and took part in individual drills during the portion of training open to the media.

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Sproles was moving pretty well. He did some running and cutting at about half-speed and ran routes. Other than a little flexing of his left leg in-between plays, he seemed OK.

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 21

Ed Kracz of the Bucks County Courier-Times has Sproles' thoughts on his injury:

Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News has an update on Sproles:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 13

Eagles Insider has an official diagnosis from Chip Kelly:

Original Text

Versatile Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles had to leave Sunday's game against the New York Giants with just over four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Per Adam Caplan of ESPN, Sproles injured his left knee and his return status was listed as questionable:

A later observation from Sports Illustrated's Doug Farrar, who referenced NBC's Michele Tafoya's sideline report, made the outlook seem grim:

After the game, Geoff Mosher of CSN Philly provided an update: 

The 31-year-old veteran left the field under his own power but had to be taken to the locker room for further examination. 

Sproles' injury wound up being one of the few dark spots in a huge win over a division rival. At the time of the injury, the Eagles held a commanding 27-0 edge, which was ultimately the final score, and Sproles had already played a role in building the lead.

He rushed the ball seven times for 39 yards and found the end zone on a 15-yard run that gave his team the 27-point advantage.

If Sproles is forced to miss extended time, the Eagles will have lost their secondary rusher behind feature back LeSean McCoy. So far this season, Sproles has rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns on just 32 attempts, an average of 6.6 yards per carry. He also has 16 receptions for another 198 yards.

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.