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Football fans are praying for Ben VanSumeren of the Philadelphia Eagles after suffering a brutal injury on the opening play.
Philadelphia Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren's season is over after tearing his patellar tendon Thursday night against the Dallas Cowboys, according to a report from ESPN.
Philadelphia Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren will miss the rest of the 2025 season after suffering a torn patella tendon during Thursday night's season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Friday.
The Philadelphia Eagles faced early adversity in their season opener against the Dallas Cowboys as fullback Ben VanSumeren suffered a knee injury on the opening kickoff and was subsequently ruled out.
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Ben VanSumeren spent the offseason recovering from a torn ACL to make the Philadelphia Eagles’ 53-man roster. The former Michigan State standout didn’t even make it to the first snap of the 2025 season before suffering another potentially serious injury in Thursday’s game against the Cowboys.
The Eagles on Friday placed VanSumeren on Injured Reserve and signed veteran edge rusher Za’Darius Smith. As VanSumeren waited for the cart to take him off the field, DT Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. The Eagles eventually won 24-20.
Zoomed in footage shows Eagles fullback Ben VanSumeren blowing out his leg in the first few seconds against the Cowboys.
PHILADELPHIA - Eagles fullback and special teams stalwart Ben VanSumeren has been lost for the season with a torn patellar tendon. VanSumeren, 25, suffered the
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