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 said last week that Jones remained “not close” to practicing.