The Eagles’ defense had its strongest performance of the season sacking New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill five times and creating two turnovers in the 24-21 win Sunday. Unfortunately for the Eagles, their leader in the secondary, Rodney McLeod, won’t finish the season in the lineup.
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson announced in his press conference Monday that safety McLeod tore his ACL in Sunday’s game that will end his 2020 campaign.
“Rodney McLeod, I can say, he’s going to miss the rest of the season,” Pederson said Monday. “Torn ACL, showed up on exam again this morning.