The Philadelphia Eagles signed running back Dameon Pierce from their practice squad to the 53-man roster on Wednesday, adding an experienced option to a backfield hit by injuries to Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby.

The move comes one day after Philadelphia placed Bigsby on injured reserve following the core-muscle injury he suffered in the team's 24-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Bigsby underwent surgery and is expected to miss at least four games, with his absence potentially extending to six weeks.

Meanwhile, Barkley also exited the Rams game after suffering a hamstring injury and is likely to miss Sunday's matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Their injuries left Will Shipley as the only healthy running back on Philadelphia's 53-man roster.

Pierce, a four-year veteran, gives the Eagles an experienced option. The 5-foot-10, 218-pound running back originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection by the Houston Texans in 2022. During his rookie campaign, he recorded career highs with 220 rushing attempts, 939 yards and four touchdowns. He also produced 99 rushing yards and a touchdown against Jacksonville that season.

Across his Texans tenure, Pierce accumulated 415 carries for 1,674 yards and eight touchdowns. Including his time with the Kansas City Chiefs, he has amassed 419 career carries while averaging 4.0 yards per attempt. Last season, however, his workload dropped to 14 carries across five games between Houston and Kansas City. He had 10 carries for 26 yards in four games with the Texans and four carries for 10 yards in one appearance for the Chiefs.

Pierce joined Philadelphia in March but did not make the initial roster and began the season on the practice squad. His promotion fills the roster vacancy created by Bigsby's move to injured reserve.

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Philadelphia also added wide receiver Erik Ezukanma to its practice squad to replace Pierce. Ezukanma appeared for the Eagles during the preseason, catching four passes for 36 yards and one touchdown. In 12 regular-season games with the UFL's D.C. Defenders this year, he logged 264 receiving yards and one touchdown, along with 71 rushing yards at 8.4 yards per carry and 621 kick-return yards.

The Eagles, at 2-2, meet one of the NFL's stingiest run defenses in Week 5, a 3-1 Jaguars unit that ranked first in rushing yards allowed last year and ranks second this season.