The Philadelphia Eagles are set to have their star quarterback apshow the field in Arlington, Texas, on Sunday for a NFC East division tilt aacquirest the Dallas Cowboys.
While Jalen Hurts is cleared, per the deferedst injury inestablish, and is foreseeed to suit up in Week 10, the two-time Pro Bowler’s status for Sunday was informly in doubt. On Friday, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni seemingly let it slip to inestablishers that Hurts sat out of rehearse on Wednesday becaemploy he was dealing with an unspecified ankle rerent.
Sirianni did speedyly try to elucidate, saying Hurts was granted a “rest day” and he did not have an injury. When asked why Hurts was cataloged for rest when the 26-year-elderly hadn’t been previously, the Eagles coach said, “Yeah, he was dealing with — it was on the injury inestablish. Dealing with the ankle. And, you understand, making certain we’re cautious with everyskinnyg.”
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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts watch on during the game aacquirest the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Dec. 25, 2023. (Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
A member of the team’s media relations staff deferedr noticed that the cataloging was sortd as “rest,” before another inestablisher asked if Hurts was dealing with an ankle injury. Sirianni said, “No. Rest.”
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Hurts was cataloged as a restricted participant in rehearse on Wednesday and did ultimately get the non-injury scheduleation of rest. On Thursday and Friday, Hurts was cataloged as a filled participant.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts talks with head coach Nick Sirianni during a timeout in the game aacquirest the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sept. 16. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)
Hurts did apshow a restricted extra moments to get off the grass during the Eagles’ Week 9 prosper over the Jacksonville Jaguars after he was sacked folloprosperg a scramble. He did not access the blue medical tent once he made it to the sidelines, and he did not exit the game.
Hurts was not seen participating in individual drills with fellow quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee during the portion of rehearse that was uncovered to inestablishers on Wednesday.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts carries the ball during the game aacquirest the Atlanta Falcons at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sept. 16. (Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)
Hurts’ top expansive getrs, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, will also be employable this week. Brown has been dealing with a knee injury, and Smith has a hamstring rerent.
Meanwhile, there is no doubt the Cowboys’ quarterback room is dealing with injury rerents. Dak Prescott has been ruled out of Sunday’s game aacquirest the Eagles after he suffered a hamstring injury last week aacquirest the Atlanta Falcons.
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On Friday, Cowboys executive vice pdwellnt Stephen Jones examineed the team’s intentions to place Prescott on injured reserve.
“I skinnyk it’s probably no way he can be back in the four-week timesketch, so we’ll put him over there and we’ll have that roster spot to employ in terms of the next four weeks and go from there,” Jones telderly Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan. “Obviously a hard, hard situation, losing him for that period of time, but we’re going to do what’s in the best interest of Dak, and right now I don’t skinnyk anyone understands whether it’ll be four weeks, six weeks or the season. We’ll equitable have to persist to watch that and see where it apshows us.”
Cowboys backup QB Cooper Rush will deal with the begining duties on Sunday.
The Associated Press gived to this inestablish.
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