The Philadelphia Eagles placed Andre Dillard on the injured reserve list (actually called “reserve/injured” but no one really refers to it like that) on Tuesday afternoon, according to an official team announcement.
This development was expected. News of Dillard suffering a broken forearm during Eagles practice first emerged late last week. The recovery timeline for Dillard’s injury came into focus on Monday when NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported he’ll miss four-to-six weeks.
By going to IR, Dillard is automatically ineligible to play until Week 5 at the earliest. In the best case scenario, he’ll return in time for the Eagles’ road game against the Arizona Cardinals.