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After missing practice earlier this week, the Eagles took Barkley off the injury report Friday, putting him in line to play the division rival Commanders on Sunday night. Barkley, 29, returned to the field on Monday against the Cowboys after missing the two previous games with a hamstring strain. He appeared to aggravate his hamstring on his first play, a 29-yard run. Barkley was limited to just nine snaps, also experiencing back discomfort and making multiple trips to the blue medical tent.
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Barkley cleared to play Sunday despite hamstring and back issues limiting him to nine snaps Monday.

Barkley is dealing with hamstring and back issues but appears on track to play Sunday against the Commanders despite missing practice earlier in the week; he was removed from the injury report Friday. He returned Monday against Dallas after missing two games with a hamstring strain but was limited to nine snaps, aggravating the hamstring on his first play (a 29-yard run) and making multiple trips to the medical tent with back discomfort. He finished with 62 rushing yards on seven carries despite the limited action.

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