Eagles receive good news as DeVonta Smith escapes major injury

The Philadelphia Eagles received some good news about receiver DeVonta Smith after an ugly 35-31 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Smith suffered a mild ankle sprain in the upset at Lincoln Financial Field, NBC Sports Philadelphia confirmed.

The 25-year-old wideout is scheduled for an MRI on Monday.

Smith was injured blocking on a third-and-19 bubble screen pass to Kenneth Gainwell at the Cardinals’ 29-yard line in the fourth quarter.

He was seen in a walking boot and on crutches leaving the Linc on Sunday.

Smith had three catches for 30 yards in the loss to surpass 1,000 yards for the second straight season.

It’s unclear how the injury will affect his preparation heading into Sunday’s game against the Giants.

He did not speak to the media after the New Year’s Eve game due to his injury.

However, Smith expressed his frustration with the offense after Philadelphia’s 33-25 win over the Giants on Christmas Day, when he said: “We’re not playing good football right now. As an offense, we’re not where we want to be.”

The Eagles might’ve dodged a serious injury with Smith, but things appeared tense inside the locker room.

Eagles’ star receiver A.J. Brown refused to speak with reporters after the game.

“I’m not about to talk,” he said while standing at his locker, smiling. “There’s nothing to talk about.

“There’s nothing to say. It’s nothing towards y’all though, just to clear that up.”