Corey Graham is ready to fill a starting role.

The Philadelphia Eagles won't have safety Rodney McLeod for Sunday's game against Tennessee and a report says he's going to miss the rest of the season following knee surgery on Thursday. Coach Doug Pederson is expected to update McLeod's status on Friday.Graham has played 55 percent of the defensive snaps Fletcher Cox Jerseys Stitched , so the 33-year-old is already a key part of the defense. He has started 66 games in his 12-year career."I'm prepared and I'm ready to go," Graham said after practice. "It really doesn't change much. I'll probably just play double the amount of plays now. But the way we do things, I'll be in the same role."McLeod missed only two games in his previous five seasons. Graham called him the "fix-it guy" in the secondary."If something went wrong, he was back there to fix it," Graham said. "It's a tough loss. He's one of our core guys. It's hard to replace a guy like Rodney."The Eagles rely on three safeties quite a bit in their defense. That's why Graham has played more than half the snaps. It allows defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz to use Malcolm Jenkins in a variety of ways, include nickel cornerback and linebacker Youth Jay Ajayi Jerseys , along with his usual safety spot.Deiondre' Hall is the only other safety on the active roster and Tre Sullivan is on the practice squad. Backup cornerback Rasul Douglas has safety skills."We cross-train a lot of guys," Jenkins said. "We're versatile. We have guys who can come in and play a role. I don't know if we'll hand over Rodney's entire package to one guy. It might be sliced up."NOTES: RB Jay Ajayi returned to practice after missing one game with a back injury and revealed he had suffered a small fracture. "It's a pain tolerance thing," Ajayi said. ... WR Alshon Jeffery (illness) and RB Darren Sproles (hamstring) didn't practice Thursday.Mike Wallace injury update: There’s optimism Eagles receiver can return later this season The Philadelphia Eagles officially placed Mike Wallace, who suffered a fractured fibula in Week 2, on the injured reserve list earlier on Wednesday but his season might not be over just yet. NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports his understanding is “that there is optimism that Wallace can return late in the year. That indicates a clean break without a lot of collateral damage.”This report echoes what Doug Pederson had to say about Wallace during his Wednesday press conference.It also matches up with his potential recovery timeline, which could be around six-to-eight weeks. By being placed on injured reserve Jay Ajayi Jerseys Stitched , we do know for sure that Wallace isn’t eligible to be activated until after Week 10. This means he’ll miss at least seven games; note that the Eagles have a bye in Week 9. We also now know that one of the following three players will not be coming back to the 53-man roster this season: Wallace, Mack Hollins, or Richard Rodgers. The NFL only allows two players to be returned from injured reserve per season. Hollins and Rodgers will be eligible to be activated after Week 8 since they were placed on IR leading up to Week 1. It’ll be interesting to see what the Eagles decide to do. It’s too early to say for sure what will happen because a lot of things can change from now until then. We also have to see how the players progress during their recoveries. For now, it’s nice to know Wallace isn’t guaranteed to miss the rest of the season.

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