Nick Sirianni has not decided on who will start at quarterback Sunday for the Philadelphia Eagles against the New Orleans Saints, but Jalen Hurts has looked great in the last two practices.
Hurts suffered an SC joint sprain to his shoulder in Philadelphia’s 25-20 victory over the Chicago Bears. He did not play on Christmas Eve versus the Dallas Cowboys. Hurts and Gardner Minshew both have experience, but Sirianni is not revealing his hand on which one will start. Several insiders for the Eagles reported Hurts ‘looked good’ and ‘felt good’ during practices.
Nick Sirianni said Jalen Hurts looked good and threw well at practice Thursday. I believe the bigger issue is contact. On Thursday, Hurts didn’t participate in ball-security drills but there are still two days to work with #Eagles
— John McMullen (@JFMcMullen) December 30, 2022
#Eagles coach Nick Sirianni says Jalen Hurts threw the ball well at practice yesterday and with good velocity. Says they’re still sorting through options on whether Hurts or Gardner Minshew will start.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) December 30, 2022
Jalen Hurts practicing for 2 days in a row is big, especially since he looked good yesterday.
Would absolutely expect him to play if he feels good after practice today as well.#Eagles
— Thomas R. Petersen (@thomasrp93) December 30, 2022
Jalen Hurts looked good in practice yesterday. Accuracy on point, velocity was good, and most importantly, he felt good in practice, per Sirianni.
Definitely sounds encouraging and he’ll practice again today.#Eagles
— Thomas R. Petersen (@thomasrp93) December 30, 2022
In videos on Twitter, Hurts is dancing with teammates, attempting different throws, and moving around while throwing the football. He knows the Eagles need two victories over the Saints and New York Giants for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs and home-field advantage. Hurts is also a leading candidate in the race for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player of the Year honor.
Eagles quarterback and NFL MVP candidate Jalen Hurts taking QB1 reps today at practicehttps://t.co/WoWzFodw1L pic.twitter.com/Xl4AvH7BPI
— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) December 29, 2022
Nick Sirianni says Jalen Hurts looked good and threw well with velocity in practice
Nick knows Jalen badly wants to play but Nick says he will listen to the doctors. He wants to make sure it is safe for Jalen to be out there. He says they have two days to make a decision. pic.twitter.com/EWCMkoGof3
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) December 30, 2022
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was back at practice Friday, his second straight since spraining his throwing shoulder. pic.twitter.com/KqMiqDQWYT
— Chris Franklin (@cfranklinnews) December 30, 2022
He has 3,472 passing yards, 747 rushing yards, and 35 total touchdowns.
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We will see if Hurts opens the New Year by playing against New Orleans.
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