Doug Pederson confirmed Wednesday that second-year receiver Shelton Gibson has entered the NFL’s concussion protocol, after a collision Tuesday that knocked off Gibson’s helmet and ended his practice early.
Gibson, 23, was a fifth-round draft pick in 2017 who struggled to get on the field as a rookie, playing in only five regular-season games. He was off to a much better start in this camp.
Pederson said this wide-receiver group is the deepest he has had in his three camps as head coach, so missing any time is a setback for a guy in Gibson’s shoes.
Another casualty of Tuesday’s first full-contact day of training camp was running back Matt Jones, who missed practice Wednesday with what Pederson called a minor “lower body” injury.