Nakobe Dean Injury: Not close to returning

Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said Tuesday that Dean (knee) "won't be back for a while," Andrew DiCecco of InsideTheBirds.com reports.

Dean tore the patellar tendon in his left knee during the Eagles' wild-card win over the Packers back in January and is still working through a lengthy recovery process. With his absence likely to extend into the regular season, Philly used its first-round pick on Jihaad Campbell to pair with Zack Baun at inside linebacker, though Campbell is recovering from surgery of his own to repair a torn labrum.