The Eagles could be without quarterback Jalen Hurts for a week or up to a month depending on how his shoulder feels, and how the matchup against Dallas goes on Saturday night.
Head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed Hurts’ shoulder sprain while detailing that it will not be a long-term injury.
While a guest on the 94WIP Morning Show, Sirianni gave some insight into Philadelphia’s run-pass ratio from Sunday.
“They devoted a lot of efforts to the run game…and giving us one on ones,” Sirianni said. “And the indication of the games that A.J. [Brown] and DeVonta [Smith] had. I know what they’re ranked in the run game, but if a team wants to say I’m going all in and you’re going to have to throw to beat us, that’s what some teams are going to do. And we’re lucky enough that we’re able to be balanced and to be able to adjust and say OK, you’re doing that, we’re doing this. A.J. had 181 yards, and DeVonta had 126 yards. So if they played the style that they were playing, we knew we could hurt them on the outside.”
Hurts stayed in the game and made some big throws after the injury, but it’ll provide commentary and talking points about his usage rate going forward.
Sirianni on Jalen Hurts
Sirianni confirmed Hurt’s shoulder sprain, but didn’t deem it a long-term thing and stated that “we’ll see” when asked about the quarterback’s availability for Saturday.
“He sprained his shoulder…he is attacking his rehab. We’ll see what happens this week…not something we deem long-term”
— Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts’ injury on @WIPMorningShow
Won’t rule him out for Dallas
(IMO sounds like he won’t play) #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) December 20, 2022
Sirianni on Gardner Minshew
Minshew shredded the Jets in 2021 with Hurts out and is clearly capable of winning one of the last three contests if needed.
Nick Sirianni on the @WIPMorningShow on Gardner Minshew:
"If he has to go, we'll have 100-percent confidence in him because he can ball…He's a winner and that's all he knows how to do." pic.twitter.com/xWdnXDDUL2
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) December 20, 2022
Sirianni on Hurts
Nick Sirianni on Hurts: "He is one of the toughest guys I know, and he heals fast. He's a freak. His body is not like yours or mine. …He came back fast from his injury last year, and I will not rule him out, will not put a timetable on him, and we'll see."
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) December 20, 2022
Sirianni on Hurts
Sirianni on how playoffs factor into Hurts decision: "We don't take anything for granted. We want to make sure that we go out there and take care of our business …We want to go out there and win this game, and if a guy is ready to play, then he's ready to play."
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) December 20, 2022
