The Facts: Mathews is starting training camp on the non-football injury list. Mathews suffered an ankle injury while working out on his own last week.
Diehards Line:
Initial reports suggest the injury is minor. Whatever the case, players who start camp on the non-football injury list often return to action quickly. The designation is in itself not a cause for concern. In his first year in Philadelphia last season, Mathews generally played well in former coach Chip Kelly’s offense, averaging 5.1 yards a carry and eventually supplanting DeMarco Murray as the starting running back. Now he’ll try to show he can play the same way in Doug Pederson’s offense, once he’s healthy.