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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eagles star defensive tackle Jalen Carter is inactive against the Giants for Thursday Night Football.

Carter, 24, popped up on the injury report Wednesday with a heel injury and was listed as questionable going into Thursday. During early warmups, it became apparent that Carter wasn’t going to play.

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Even before the heel injury, Carter had also been playing through a shoulder injury. This might give him a chance to heal up from both injuries.

Here’s the list of Eagles’ inactives for this game:

DT Jalen Carter (heel)

LG Landon Dickerson (ankle)

TE Grant Calcaterra (oblique)

QB Sam Howell (emergency QB)

WR Xavier Gipson

CB Mac McWilliams

Both Dickerson an

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