As the Eagles move on to the divisional round, Nakobe Dean is out for the rest of the postseason. The 24-year-old inside linebacker tore his patellar tendon in his knee in the Eagles’ wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday,

PHILADELPHIA -- There aren't many players more respected in the Philadelphia Eagles locker room than Nakobe Dean. When the linebacker got carted off the field with a knee injury against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card round, his teammates could only rally for him -- knowing all Dean has been through.

Eagles starting linebacker Nakobe Dean is believed to have suffered a serious knee injury in Sunday's wild-card playoff win over the Green Bay Packers and is expected to miss the remainder of the playoffs,