PHILADELPHIA — Eagles edge rusher Haason Reddick will go through surgical operation on his injured thumb, a league supply showed to ESPN.

The trauma happened all through Monday’s joint follow with the Cleveland Browns. Future he’s anticipated to leave out follow age, the Eagles are assured he’ll be able for the familiar season opener in opposition to the Pristine England Patriots on Sept. 10, in line with a league supply.

The scoop of Reddick’s surgical operation used to be first reported by means of NFL Community.

Reddick, 28, completed 2d within the NFL with 16 sacks endmost season and added 3.5 extra all through Philadelphia’s postseason run. He has registered double-digit sacks in each and every of the year 3 seasons.

The outdoor linebacker place is a bit of slim presently for Philadelphia, as Patrick Johnson has been sidelined lately with an ankle trauma. Nolan Smith, a first-round pick of Georgia, has been getting reps with the primary staff this summer season because of this.

“I really watch him in film, and now I’ve got an up-close look and I’m watching his reps every day, just trying to make sure my reps match his reps,” Smith mentioned of Reddick.

Reddick, who used to be restricted previous in coaching camp with a groin trauma, has outperformed the three-year, $45 million trade in he signed endmost offseason. His moderate annual wage of $15 million is recently join for nineteenth amongst edge rushers, in line with Spotrac.

“Y’all see it, y’all know what’s going on,” mentioned Reddick, when requested if he’s underpaid. “I’m worried about being the best version of myself, and then everything will sort itself out, truly.”