Jason Peters suffers back injury, carted off

All-Pro Eagles lineman Jason Peters was carted off during Sunday night’s game against Carolina with what looked at first like a serious injury.

The 33-year-old is a vital part of Philadelphia’s offensive lineman, and when he went down, many feared the worst, particularly since he has been through two Achilles injuries. Initially, there were fears of a third.

That looked like Jason Peters' right leg buckled. They're bringing out the cart. Peters has torn the Achilles tendon in that leg twice.

— Phil Sheridan (@SheridanScribe) October 26, 2015

If Jason Peters popped his Achilles, and that looks possible here, it'd be the third time he's had that injury.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) October 26, 2015

The first reports from the sideline, however, indicate that Peters has a back issue, not a leg issue.

#Eagles injury update: T Jason Peters (lower back) is going in for X-rays and is questionable to return to #PHIvsCAR.

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 26, 2015

It’s a relief that Peters didn’t blow out his Achilles again, but it remains to be seen how serious the back injury turns out to be.