The Philadelphia Eagles have been without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts for the past two weeks after he suffered a shoulder injury during the team’s win over the Chicago Bears. Even though he insisted there was still a chance he would play the week after his injury, he’s now missed two games, even though he returned to practice this week. But it sounds like Hurts is likely to play this week.
While head coach Nick Sirianni wouldn’t fully commit to the status of Jalen Hurts for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants, he did reveal that Hurts was “close” to playing this week, which is certainly a sign of optimism.
“He was close this week,” Sirianni said after Sunday’s game, according to Pro Football Talk. “Obviously, we will take it one day at a time. I mean, for me to say right now and today that, yeah, Jalen is playing or, no, he is not playing I don’t think is fair to anybody, because so many things can happen in a week. We’re going to have to evaluate and see where he is. Nothing changes in that aspect of it. His health is the No. 1 priority and not putting him in a position that is going to risk his health. We’ll evaluate that as the week goes. Obviously if he’s ready to go, he’ll play.”
With the Eagles losing their past two games, the Eagles are at risk of missing out on the first-round bye as well as the division title. A win on Sunday would clinch both.