AP

Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford had x-rays taken of his ankle after Monday night’s loss to the Falcons, something he called a “precautionary” measure while downplaying any concern that he was injured.

The release of Wednesday’s injury report backed up that attitude. Bradford had his ankle taped up during practice, but he isn’t listed on the injury report and said that you’d have to ask the team’s doctors why they wanted him to have x-rays.

“I knew everything was fine. They just wanted to check it out,” Bradford said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It didn’t hurt. It wasn’t sore.”

It’s not hard to guess why the medical staff would want x-rays of Bradford if there was any question at all about an injury. Not only is he their starting quarterback, he’s also a player who was coming off his first game in almost two years so making doubly sure that all was well doesn’t come as much of a surprise.

Bradford said the physical toll of playing was “as enjoyable as I remember” and that he’ll “spend some extra time in the tub and extra time getting treatment” during the short week before Sunday’s game against the Cowboys.