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Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Eagles released their final injury report of the week on Friday and running back Darren Sproles and center Jason Kelce are both probable to play against the Texans.

Sproles missed last week’s loss to the Cardinals with a knee injury, but he’s been able to practice all week and should be back to his customary roles on both offense and special teams.

Kelce’s absence has been considerably longer following sports hernia surgery, but he’s been practicing for the last two weeks and hasn’t experienced any lingering limitations because of the injury. As a result, he’s expected to be in the starting lineup against Houston.

As Profootballtalk.com notes, that brings the Eagles very close to having their intended starting offensive line together as left guard Evan Mathis is due back next week from injured reserve-recall. Right guard Todd Herremans tore a biceps muscle last weekend, but he practiced all week and was listed as probable for the game as well.

Assuming Herremans holds up well enough to continue playing with an injury that typically requires surgery and a long spell on the shelf, the Eagles line should be whole as the second half of the season gets underway.

And that seems like it will be good news for LeSean McCoy owners.