Eagles remain mum on indicted rookie Josh Sills ahead of Super Bowl

The Philadelphia Eagles remain tight-lipped regarding the indictment of rookie offensive lineman Josh Sills.

Following last week’s announcement by the Ohio Attorney General, the Eagles released a statement:

The organization is aware of the legal matter involving Josh Sills. We have been in communication with the league office and are in the process of gathering more information. We have no further comment at this time.

Monday at Super Bowl Opening Night, general manager Howie Roseman was asked for an update. Per the Philadelphia Inquirer:

“I’m not going to get into any legal matters or talk about anything that’s going on off the field right now,” Roseman said at Super Bowl media day.

BUY EAGLES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER

The NFL placed Sills on the Commissioner Exempt list after being charged with rape and kidnapping for an alleged 2019 incident in Ohio. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:

“Sills may not participate in practices and games or travel with the team while on the List. It will be reviewed under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.”

Want to bet on the NFL?

See the best NJ Sports Betting sites

Sills, an Ohio native, joined Philadelphia in 2022 as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State. His college career began at West Virginia before transferring in 2020.

Sills played in one regular-season game this year, seeing action in Week 5 vs. the Arizona Cardinals and getting four snaps on special teams in the 20-17 win.

Sills was inactive for both of the Eagles’ playoff wins last month.

He’s not with the team this week in Arizona as Philadelphia prepares to face the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

MORE SUPER BOWL:

– Giants draft bust trending in right direction for Super Bowl

– FOX Sports decides if Tom Brady will be part of Super Bowl pregame coverage

– Chiefs’ JuJu Smith-Schuster hits Eagles fan where it hurts: Best cheesesteaks aren’t in Philly!

Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription.

Mike Rosenstein may be reached at mrosenstein@njadvancemedia.com.

©2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Visit nj.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.