Ron Rivera says Alex Smith, Terry McLaurin and Antonio Gibson are ready for Eagles game

Who wants good early morning news for the Sunday division? Ron Rivera provided much-needed injury updates to Sal Paolantonio on three key offensive starts. Quarterback Alex Smith has been cleared to start, and is expected to play the full game. Wr Terry McLaurin and RB Antonio Gibson are also set to go.

We had a report yesterday that Smith was going to play today, but nothing has been confirmed by the team so far. Smith missed the last 2.5 games with a calf strain in his surgically repaired leg. He was on track to come back last week, but his leg tightened on him after a full workout on Friday. Everything has gone well this week, and Smith will travel to Philly as a starter. He can solidify his Returning Player of the Year award tonight by leading Washington to a division title with a win.

Antonio Gibson returned to the pitch last week after missing two games with one foot of grass. He started off strong, but the team turned to JD McKissic when they fell behind. Gibson hasn’t practiced all week and has been listed as questionable. Rookie RB has been a key part of Washington’s offense this week, and will be there against an Eagles team that rests a lot of people.

We learned last night that even though Terry McLaurin had a serious ankle sprain, he was going to play against the pain to help the team win the division. He has suffered an ankle injury since Week 11, but suffered a more serious sprain two weeks ago against the Seahawks. He was forced to take time off last week but won’t miss another game. Hopefully there is no need for a heavy workload to finish off injured birds.