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Jalen Hurts did not take part in Thursday’s practice with the Philadelphia Eagles, further casting doubt on his availability for their Week 17 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Hurts has been in concussion protocol since his head hit the turf during Sunday’s loss to the Washington Commanders. Head coach Nick Sirianni did not clear anything up with his comments Thursday morning.
“We got a plan of what we want to do,” Sirianni said, “and we’ll see how today goes and how warmups go and how individual goes and then into 7-on-7 and team.”
Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett, who came in for Hurts for the rest of the Commanders game, was a full participant at practice after dealing with a rib injury.
Sunday’s game is an important one for the 12-3 Eagles as they could clinch the NFC East with a win or a tie. The ball looks like it will be in Pickett’s hands and his teammates are confident he can help them deliver.
“You just never know—that’s the nature of the game,” said running back Saquon Barkley. “When your opportunity comes, you have to be ready for it. If that is this week, he has a great opportunity and 10 guys around him who believe in him and know he can help win this football game.”
The last time a quarterback other than Hurts started for the Eagles? Week 16 of the 2022 NFL season when Hurts was ruled out with a shoulder injury and Gardner Minshew took his place against the Cowboys.
Broken left hand not bothering Bills QB Josh Allen
The Buffalo Bills quarterback confirmed on Thursday that he’s been dealing with an injury on his non-throwing hand all season. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported this week that Allen suffered a fractured left hand in the fourth quarter of the Bills’ Week 1 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Allen broke the bone after diving into the end zone for a six-yard touchdown run.
“Yeah. Yeah, it’s the left one, so it doesn’t really matter all that much,” Allen said during Thursday’s media availability before quickly moving on to other…
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Publish date : 2024-12-27 13:42:00
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