Sources close to the situation said Eagles WR Jordan Matthews suffered a hand ligament injury three weeks ago that supposedly has resolved.

Fans who said on social media that they met Matthews at a recent appearance said his hand was swollen and he did not shake hands. Asked about a hand injury after the Carolina loss, Matthews hesitated, then denied an injury.

Matthews has been dropping passes every game and that continued against Carolina on Sunday night. He's the Eagles top receiving threat but has really struggled during his sophomore season. Right now, this is all speculation of course. Matthews had a key drop as far back as Week 1 against the Falcons.

Bene Benwikere said he and Colin Jones have been practicing at nickel this week, and he doesn’t expect Josh Norman to line up inside against the Eagles.

“We’re not trying to overthink it and do too much because Josh is normally outside,” Benwikere said.

Norman said he’s confident in his ability to play inside. But he also has faith in Benwikere, who is coming off his best game of the season last week with two pass breakups in the win at Seattle.

Norman called Benwikere a “scatty guy” with quick hips and excellent ball skills.

“When you can have a guy like that playing against Jordan Matthews in the slot, that’s awesome,” Norman said.

This was one of our concerns about Matthews this week, that Panthers would go against history and use Norman to shadow Matthews all over the field. But the Panthers' cornerbacks confirmed that won't be the case, so Matthews is looking far more appealing heading into Week 7.

Despite his first round draft status, it would have been a stretch to expect Nelson Agholor to make a splash in his first NFL appearance. The fact that he started and played 59 snaps - second only to Jordan Matthews' 63 - was a bit of a surprise.

But the extra playing time was likely because Kelly called for more passing than running plays. Matthews will be on the field either way. But Agholor and Miles Austin will likely be featured more on passing downs and the better-blocking Riley Cooper and Josh Huff on running downs.

Agholor played 80 percent of the snaps and was only targeted twice, catching one pass for five yards. Agholor is bound to have some good games, but he's not off to a good start, production-wise.

Sam Bradford doesn't want Eagles fans worrying about the fact that he underwent X-rays after the team's loss to the Falcons on Monday night.

Wait ... Sam Bradford? X-rays? Gulp.

Apparently, after Bradford's final pass deflected off the hands of Jordan Matthews and ended up in the arms of the Falcons, which prevented the Eagles from overcoming a late two-point deficit, Bradford headed straight for the X-ray machine. And when Bradford undergoes an X-ray, people notice, even if he appears to be alright.

After, Bradford insisted that he's OK.

"Don't worry about it," he said via NFL.com. "I'm all good. They said everything is all good. I'm fine."

It's unclear where exactly Bradford could be hurt, if he even is hurt. Some have speculated that it could be an ankle injury, but Chip Kelly insisted that his quarterback is all good.

Ravens beat writer Jeff Zrebiec:

The Ravens defensive backs will be seeing Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews in their sleep over the next couple of days.

The second-year wide receiver out of Vanderbilt has been the best player on the field when the Eagles' first-team offense goes against the Ravens' first-team defense.

He's caught balls underneath, he's caught deep passes, he's drawn pass interference penalties. Nobody on the Ravens has been able to match up. If Matthews stays healthy, I'd be shocked if he didn't have a big year.

The offseason buzz has been strong. With Jeremy Maclin gone, Matthews will have to play more than the 65% of the snaps that he played as a rookie. He was the #24 WR in standard formats, so increased playing time should lead to a better finish. He won't be limited to the slot in 2015.

The Ravens didn’t seem to have any answer for Eagles WR Jordan Matthews over the middle, be it shallow crosses or intermediate seam passes, and his touchdown grab was a thing of beauty, beating his man clean to the outside and extending to make the catch. Of course, this is nothing altogether new—Matthews has been tearing it up all camp. Regardless, it was nice to see him as a focal point of the Eagles offense while going up against another team. Big things appear to be in store for Matthews this season.

With Jeremy Maclin gone, Matthews will have to play more than the 65% of the snaps that he played as a rookie. He was the #24 WR in standard formats, so increased playing time should lead to a better finish. He won't be limited to the slot in 2015. He's primed to build on a strong rookie season.

If you can purchase stock in Jordan Matthews, the Eagles' second-year receiver, do it before the start of the regular season. It has the potential to be a big one.

The Matthews we've seen thus far this summer is a far different player than Maclin or Jackson ever were. He is bigger, stronger, more aggressive. Put a star next to that last trait. It might prove to be the most significant.

"I think that's one of the things you kind of want to go through in camp, put those guys in those situations, throw balls up, let them make plays," Sam Bradford said. "Obviously, Jordan's come down with his fair share of those. I think it's a credit to the way he works. I think that guy catches more footballs than anybody I've ever seen. His hands are really strong. It's something he's always working on. I think it's something that's really showed up out here this first week."

You can't tell a lot in camp, but you can tell rapport. Bradford and Matthews have it. Asked whether something like that can result in more balls thrown a wide receiver's way, Bradford was definitive.

"Absolutely," he said.

With Jeremy Maclin gone, Matthews will have to play more than the 65% of the snaps that he played as a rookie. He was the #24 WR in standard formats, so increased playing time should lead to a better finish. He won't be limited to the slot in 2015.

Eagles WR Jordan Matthews made a crazy, leaping, lunging sideline catch during practice Sunday, drawing a huge roar from the crowd at the Linc and earning dramatic slo-mo replay treatment from the giant screens over the end zones.

To everybody who saw it, it was just more evidence that the 23-year-old, second-year receiver from Vanderbilt is something special.

To Matthews? There was nothing special at all about it.

“The way I look at it, that’s what I have to do,” he said. “People may say, ‘That’s a tough grab, this and that,’ but God made me 6-3 for a reason. I’ve got to go up and get the ball. That’s got to be my job. If I’m going to stay in the league, I’ve got to be able to do that.

“And when your quarterback trusts you enough to put you in those situations, especially in critical times in games and practices, I know, ‘Hey, I’ve got to go up and get it.’ That’s the way I go about the game.”

The story talked about how Matthews is primed to follow his auspicious rookie year with an even bigger second NFL season, but he won't talk numbers, only about team wins. A year ago, he became one of only 13 rookies in NFL history — and one of four last year — with at least 65 catches, 850 yards and eight touchdowns. Reports have already said he's connecting with QB Sam Bradford, so it's a good sign for potential owners. Matthews also played well when current backup Mark Sanchez took over last year. Matthews is expected to stay in the slot position again this year.