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The Eagles cut two veteran wide receivers on Sunday, which didn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who had followed the disappointing performances of Rueben Randle and Chris Givens over the summer.

The team might have thought twice about parting ways with both players if they had doubts about Jordan Matthews being ready to return in time for the regular season, but it doesn’t appear things will play out that way. Coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Matthews, who has been sidelined with a knee injury, is ready to practice and will get some reps in 7-on-7 drills during the team’s practice session.

“He’s on track and doing a great job with his recovery and should be ready to go next week,” Pederson said, via Philly.com.

It doesn’t sound like the team plans to play Matthews in the preseason finale and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz will also sit out the game. Pederson said one of Wentz’s injured ribs has healed, but the other is only at 60 percent and Wentz said, via Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, that he is “a no go for this week.”

It may be a while before Wentz gets another chance to play, especially if Sam Bradford and a healthy Matthews form a strong connection in the early part of the season.