Eagles Rookie WR Makai Lemon Reportedly Dealing With Hamstring, Expected Back for Training Camp

Philadelphia rookie wide receiver Makai Lemon is dealing with a hamstring injury, according to local and national reporting tied to the Eagles’ OTA schedule. The development surfaced during the team’s work earlier this week, when Lemon was observed as a sideline spectator wearing a compression sleeve on his right leg and did not participate as practice moved forward.

Quinyon Mitchell later identified the problem as a hamstring issue, a detail relayed through reporter Brooks Kubena. Eliot Shorr-Parks of SportsRadio 94 WIP also reported that Lemon’s injury is a soft-tissue matter and that the first-round pick would not continue participating further in OTAs. In other words, Philadelphia is treating this as something that needs rest and management rather than a quick return for a few more sessions before the offseason calendar flips to minicamp and then training camp.

The injury timing matters because Lemon is arriving as one of the Eagles’ central receiving projects. The franchise selected him 20th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft after trading up with Dallas, and Philadelphia has positioned him as a major early option alongside its established playmakers. When A.J. Brown was moved to New England on Monday, the Eagles’ pass-catching depth chart shifted again, putting even more emphasis on how quickly Lemon can rejoin team periods and progress into routes that require full lower-body burst.

The Eagles also appear to be operating under a “get him right” framework rather than forcing reps. A report from The Philadelphia Inquirer noted that Lemon could miss the following mandatory minicamp, with the paper citing a source and pointing to plenty of time remaining before training camp. That aligns with the broader expectation reported by Shorr-Parks that Lemon’s return window should open again for the summer, assuming the hamstring responds as hoped and no setbacks occur during ramp-up work.

While this is the type of injury that can linger if a player pushes too soon, the current information does not describe a long absence. What is clear is that Lemon has been held out of at least portions of offseason practices, and the Eagles now have a narrow period to manage his workload before the higher-intensity portions of camp. For Philadelphia’s staff, the next checkpoints are participation in individual and non-contact periods, then progression into full-speed team work during the minicamp and early training-camp practices.

For fans watching the Eagles’ receiver group, the storyline is simple: Lemon’s skill set was supposed to translate quickly, but his hamstring needs to cooperate. If he comes back on time, he can spend the summer building chemistry with Philadelphia’s quarterbacks in the new offensive structure. If he does not, the Eagles will be left leaning more heavily on their returning corps and offseason additions while Lemon rehabs and waits for the right moment to rejoin team drills.