"It hurt my heart," said edge rusher Nolan Smith, who was Dean's teammate at Georgia. "As soon as I walked in (the locker room), seeing him in here, I prayed. Then I was the first one there (on the field). I tried to help him up. He said, 'No.'

The Eagles hold a 10-0 lead over the Packers, but they are taking hits on the defensive side of the football. Darius Slay exited with an elbow injury, but he looks to be returning to the game. Still, one of their most important defenders, Nakobe Dean, could be lost for this game and potentially longer.

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean injured his left knee in the team's wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay and his status for the remainder of the playoffs is uncertain. Dean could be seen using crutches and with his left leg in a brace after the Eagles beat the Packers 22-10 to advance to the divisional round.