Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 24, 2025 — With A.J. Brown managing a hamstring and Sunday approaching, the Philadelphia Eagles elevated Terrace Marshall Jr. from the practice squad, signaling urgency and belief that fresh size and speed can steady an offense searching for rhythm before the bye and a divisional stretch.
Status notes frame the move: A.J. Brown — limited; DeVonta Smith — active; Terrace Marshall Jr. — elevated (standard); Quez Watkins — available; Britain Covey —
core returner; Dallas Goedert — active; Jalen Hurts — full. The transaction preserves depth, clarifies roles, and buys time if Brown needs a conservative ramp.
A brief résumé underscores the bet:
Terrace Marshall Jr. is a former second-round pick and LSU national champion with boundary length, red-zone utility, and contested-catch chops. After stops in Carolina and Las Vegas, he signed with
Philadelphia Eagles this spring and flashed timing, physicality, and chemistry through camp and preseason.
“We’re not asking anyone to be a superhero; we’re asking for detail,” head coach Nick Sirianni
said. “Terrace brings alignment flexibility and strong hands. If A.J. needs time, we trust our room to communicate, separate, and finish drives the right way.”
Expect a heavier 11 personnel
diet that pairs Marshall’s size on the boundary with DeVonta Smith’s precision. Quick-game slants, digs, and glance concepts should keep Jalen Hurts on schedule, while RPO and motion help distort leverage, forcing soft zones to declare before the snap.
The elevation invites matchup chess. Marshall can play outside or as a big slot versus nickel defenders, freeing Smith for stacks and switch releases. With Watkins threatening vertically and Goedert
working seams, the Eagles can stress middle-field players and open clean throwing lanes.
Special teams and sequencing matter, too. Covey stabilizes field position, and a tighter call sheet should reduce pre-snap issues. If Brown sits or is snap-limited, look for scripted touches to Marshall early, then play-action shots once the run game nudges linebackers downhill.
Ambition remains unchanged: sharpen red-zone execution, protect the football, and reassert NFC footing before rivalry weeks. The Philadelphia Eagles want complementary football—defense shortening fields, offense cashing opportunities, and a receiver room proving its depth when the spotlight is hottest.
Whether A.J. Brown dresses or not, the message is consistent: standard over savior, detail over drama. The Eagles elevate, adjust, and attack the moment—one route, one read, one finish at a time. Sunday is a chance to quiet doubts and amplify January dreams.
