Nakobe Dean's injury affected the Philadelphia Eagles locker room. Dean, out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn patellar tendon, was one of the leaders on the top-ranked defense in the NFL. His impact will be missed on the unit.

After the Eagles lost inside linebacker Nakobe Dean to a torn patellar tendon in last week’s wild-card round, attention quickly turned to Oren Burks to replace him for Sunday’s divisional

With defensive signal caller Dean done for the postseason with a patellar tendon injury, who will step up in Vic Fangio's defense?

Eagles middle linebacker Nakobe Dean, the key signal-caller on defense, will miss the rest of the postseason with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee, an MRI revealed Monday. Dean exited Sunday’s playoff win against Green Bay in the second quarter and was later on crutches and wearing a knee brace on the sideline.

As the Eagles move on to the divisional round of the playoffs, Nakobe Dean is out for the rest of the postseason. The 24-year-old inside linebacker suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee in the Eagles’ wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday,

PHILADELPHIA − Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean suffered a significant knee injury in the second quarter Sunday that will keep him out for the rest of the playoffs, and possibly into next season.

Eagles' defensive coordinator Vic Fangio indicated that Jeremiah Trotter Jr. could very well be in the mix Sunday against the Rams.

PHILADELPHIA — Nakobe Dean registered double-digit tackles in five of the Eagles’ last six regular-season games and was headed in that direction again Sunday against the Green Bay Packers when his season abruptly ended in the first round of the playoffs.

It’s a busy week for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. but that doesn’t mean he can slack off on his rookie duties. All season, it has been his job to make sure the linebacker room at the NovaCare Complex is stocked with snacks and the fridge is full of waters.