The case centers on Emmanuel Acho, who was on the Eagles roster when he suffered a thumb injury during practice on Aug. 11, 2015. Despite the injury, Acho continued to see game action, including an Aug. 22, 2015 preseason game. On Aug. 23, he fractured the same thumb during a practice session. (Credit: Dean Bertoncelj/Shutterstock.com) The case centers on Emmanuel Acho, who was on the Eagles roster when he suffered a thumb injury during practice on Aug. 11, 2015. Despite the injury, Acho continued to see game action, including an Aug. 22, 2015 preseason game. On Aug. 23, he fractured the same thumb during a practice session. (Credit: Dean Bertoncelj/Shutterstock.com)

In what was just its second defeat since the start of the new year, the Philadelphia Eagles lost an appeal to deny a former player's claim for workers' comp, according to documents from the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, which affirmed an earlier ruling that award temporary partial disability to the former NFLer.

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