JUST 2 1/2 WEEKS into training camp, the Eagles already have taken heavy casualties at the outside linebacker position.
It began on the second day of camp when Travis Long tore his left ACL for the second time in 12 months. Then, Brandon Hepburn suffered an abdominal injury and Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo injured his ankle. Both Hepburn and DeWalt-Ondijo were waived/injured.
Then, in yesterday morning's joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens, Marcus Smith, who was the front-runner for the No. 3 outside 'backer job behind starters Connor Barwin and Brandon Graham, was carted off the field at the NovaCare Complex with a right hamstring injury of undetermined severity.