Philadelphia Eagles defensive star could miss the Super Bowl due to illness

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will meet this Sunday in Super Bowl 59. The meeting between the two will be a rematch of Super Bowl 57, which saw the Chiefs get the victory.

This Sunday, the Chiefs will be looking to win their third straight Lombardi Trophy while the Eagles have revenge on their mind.

Everyone knows that the only way to beat the Chiefs is to somehow stop the unstoppable force that is quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

In order to do that, the Eagles will need to be 100% on defense. However, some news has come out the team could be without run-stopper Jalen Carter.

Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio told me Jalen Carter has an illness that is going around through some of the team, but he hopes Jalen will be good for the Super Bowl. Jalen was a limited participant in practice yesterday and was not at the media sessions. pic.twitter.com/l3nHE55Deo
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) February 6, 2025

John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia is reporting that Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio told him that Carter is suffering from an illness.

The illness is said to be spreading around the team, and Carter was a limited participant in practice yesterday,

The news that an illness is spreading through the Eagles camp is the last thing a fan wants to see before the big game.

We can see it now: fans believe the Chiefs gave the Eagles an illness on purpose to secure their third straight Super Bowl.

In all seriousness, everyone should hope for the Eagles to be at 100% so fans can watch a great game this Sunday,

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