The Facts: Wentz said that he still expects to be ready to play when the Eagles open next season on Sept. 6. The Eagles quarterback, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in December, said in late January that his goal was to be ready for the opener. Almost three months later, nothing has changed. “Yeah, that’s still the goal,” Wentz said Tuesday.
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Wentz, who tore the anterior cruciate and lateral collateral ligaments in his left knee on Dec 10, is still months away from being 100 percent healthy, though. He declined to go into detail about the progress he’s made, but Wentz said he has started running. “We’ve started the running progression and all those things,” Wentz said. “I’m feeling good. I’m feeling good with where I’m at. Just trying to stay the course. But, like I said late last season, it’s such a fluid process. It’s so hard to put a timeframe and a timetable on these things. I wish I knew, as well.” Wentz was asked if he needed to play in the preseason to be ready for Week 1. “I don’t think so,” he said. Wentz was asked again about the possibility that he might have to alter his aggressive style of playing quarterback. He didn’t seem concerned about being less mobile. “I’m not going to change,” Wentz said. “I think I’m always going to learn. I know even from first year to second year, I thought I learned quite a bit on how to protect myself, and then going back and watching again, there’s things to just keep learning from. ...” We'll continue watching for more.