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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Johnny Wilson has struggled to stay healthy lately. Wilson suffered a season-ending knee and ankle injury during training camp late last August that required surgery. The former sixth-round pick aggravated the knee injury a few weeks ago, causing him to miss valuable practice time, including training camp, the Eagles’ first preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, and joint practices with the New England Patriots. Since Johnny Wilson is missing valuable practice time, he faces an uphill battle to make the 53-man roster. He is currently competing against Darius Cooper and Elijah Moore for the No. 5 wide receiver role. If Wilson cannot return to the practice field, he may not make the final roster. The Philadelphia Eagles have devastating news for their 6’6″ WR On X, the Eagles announced that they have waived Johnny Wilson with an injury designation. As a result, Wilson will be subject to the waiver wire, and if he clears waivers, he will likely revert to injured reserve. However, Philadelphia may reach an injury settlement with him covering the weeks he is expected to miss, allowing him to receive a one-time payment and become an unrestricted free agent if the injury is not season-ending. We signed C Zeke Correll and WR Brandon Hayes. We also placed Tariq Castro-Fields on the Injured Reserve List and waived/injured WR Johnny Wilson. pic.twitter.com/LgpZqKM4Uj — Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 21, 2026 Fans react to the news “not Johnny, smh.” @RealAlexBarth is the saddest man on earth right now. One year too early, but I bet he reverts back to IR and then is released to start the year next year. — Theo Diesenhaus (@Theodiesenhaus) August 21, 2026 This means they can still keep Johnny on team right ? — eagles CHOP (@TChop8) August 21, 2026 Johnny Wilson should’ve been converted to TE a long time ago. — Dex (@JoyOfDex) August 21, 2026 Johnny Wilson is one of those “what if”s to me. Huge potential. Just couldn’t stay healthy — 🦅 (@aus10tweets) August 21, 2026 No not Johnny pic.twitter.com/xmZimU5O1s — ninjaman (@NinjamanGarcia) August 21, 2026 Johnny gone smh , I thought he was gonna be a threat this year for us — Stephen’s “Enlightenment” (@Piye85) August 21, 2026 Its impossible this kid stay hurt this much but this waive not a surprise but it just means Cooper the guy!! Im definitely excited about that!!! — #1Aquarius (@1Aquarius2) August 21, 2026 If JW puts on some strength, learns how to block, and makes the move to TE hell bounce back — Jawn Candy 🍬 (@swanson_ritner) August 21, 2026 Not Johnny, man. 💔 — Pascal (@SchwarberForMVP) August 21, 2026 I knew it byeeee Johnnyyyy — Midnight_Kelly_co (@Not_By_Sight_11) August 21, 2026