Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni not only used Monday to admit that he should have been more aggressive in their Week 17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, but he also provided several injury updates. 

Sirianni was asked about cornerback Darius Slay's potential return this week from his knee surgery.

"We’ll see on Slay. We’ll see where he is this week," he said. "Obviously, we didn’t put him on IR, but we’ll see how his progression is going. He’s worked really hard to get himself back. Really admire the way he’s been working."

He also gave update on wide receiver DeVonta Smith's mild ankle injury. 

"As far as DeVonta, obviously he got rolled up on that second-to-last drive on that third down call and he was still on — he came up today and I actually got to see him today. I got to spend some time with him. He was on crutches, still in the boot. And so, we’ll see. We’ll see where he is. He’s tough as anybody we have on this team. This guy, he’s a warrior. He’s tough as heck. He’ll do everything he possibly can to get himself back on that field as fast as he possibly can."

Smith was injured while blocking for running back Kenny Gainwell on a screen pass in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss. 

Smith has yet to miss a game since he entered the league in 2021. 

"What he means to this football team is not only the play-making ability that he has to change the game with the ball in his hands, but also just his toughness is contagious," Sirianni said. "I think his toughness is super contagious. To know that he goes out there and puts his body on the line and throws his body around the way he does, I think that toughness everyone sees it, everybody feeds off it.

"So, obviously not having him on that field … Any time a player with the caliber of DeVonta, the play-making ability, not having him on the field is a big deal, but also his toughness will be a big deal as well."

Sirianni ended his press conference saying that he was unsure about cornerback Avonte Maddox's current status. 

Maddox, who played played just 38 percent of defensive snaps against the Cardinals on Sunday, was injured in first game back from Injured Reserve. 

"Don’t know all that information yet," Sirianni said. "And so, I’ll have more information for you on Wednesday about that. I don’t want to talk prematurely on something I don’t have all the information on yet."

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