Early on in their Week 17 matchup with the New Orleans Saints, the Eagles encountered a scary situation as Josh Sweat, one of their key pass rushers, went down with a major injury.

It was bad enough to the point where a stretcher was needed in order to get Sweat off the field.

The entire #Eagles team went out on the field to support Josh Sweat as he leaves on a stretcher

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— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 1, 2023

Scary scene in Philadelphia: #Eagles DE Josh Sweat is down and is going to be taken off on a stretcher. He's been tremendous this season.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 1, 2023

Per NBCS Philly's John Clark, Sweat was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Sweat has 11 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, both are career highs. Behind him the Eagles have veteran Brandon Graham and Janarius Robinson. The Eagles are currently holding onto first place in the NFC, and will need Graham and Robinson to step up if they are to maintain first place.

Later on, the Eagles' Twitter account provided an update describing Sweat's injury as a neck injury and that he had movement in all of his extremities.

Injury Update: Eagles DE Josh Sweat has been transported to a local hospital with a neck injury for precautionary reasons. He has movement in all extremities.

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 1, 2023

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