Eagles' Sidney Jones - eager and now eligible to practice - will probably need more time

Eagles cornerback Sidney Jones is nearing 100 percent, but may need a few more weeks to get up to speed.This week, Sidney Jones can start working on the field with his Eagles teammates, under the terms governing the NFL’s Non-Football Injury List, or NFI, for the first time since being drafted in last spring’s second round.

We don’t know that will happen; the Eagles have been pretty mysterious about Jones’ status, and he has not commented to reporters. He recently posted, then deleted, a tweet with the number 7 and three red exclamation points, presumably for this week, NFL Week 7.

Coach Doug Pederson has stressed that the Eagles won’t rush Jones’ recovery, and a source close to the situation…