Eagles Rumors: Carson Wentz Has No Limitations from Back Injury During OTAs

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz will not have any limitations when the team begins organized team activities Tuesday as he continues to recover from a stress fracture in his back.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Wentz is "expected to be involved in the majority of all work." The Eagles will handle him with care, but their plan is for him to handle first-team duties.

Wentz was limited to 11 starts because of injuries in 2018. He began the season on the bench while he recovered from an ACL tear, and the back injury ended his season in mid-December.

"It's still getting there. It's still getting there," Wentz said of his back to reporters last month. "Some of this stuff just takes time, but that's not really the main concern. It's just kind of how I feel, and I feel pretty good with where I'm at."

Wentz threw for 3,074 yards and 21 touchdowns against seven interceptions last season, completing a career-high 69.6 percent of his passes. However, he was less mobile than he was during his previous two NFL seasons, rushing for only 93 yards. He also took some criticism earlier in the offseason for being a difficult personality while recovering from his knee injury.

Wentz told reporters in February:

"I know who I am, first of all. I know how I carry myself. I know I'm not perfect. I know I have flaws. "So I'm not going to sit here and say it was inaccurate and completely made up. I'm not going to do that.

"But at the end of the day, I will say our locker room is really close. If there were guys that had issues, in hindsight, I wish we could have just talked about them. But, again, I don't know how that all happened and everything with that."

With Nick Foles signing in Jacksonville this offseason, the Eagles are all-in on Wentz being healthy in 2019. Neither Nate Sudfeld nor Cody Kessler engender the level of confidence Foles did as a backup.

With a massive contract extension possibly on the line this season, Wentz needs to stay on the field.