The Eagles’ playoff run can have to begin without Jalen Hurts.
The star quarterback stays within the concussion protocol two weeks after suffering the injury in a loss to the Commanders, head coach Nick Sirianni said Monday.
The Eagles tackle the Packers within the wild-card round on Sunday.
Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett can also be coping with a rib injury that kept him out of Sunday’s season-ending win.
There was some thought that the Eagles were just being cautious with Hurts on condition that the 2 season-ending games wouldn’t have an excellent impact on the team’s playoff status with the NFC East title already clinched.
That he stays within the concussion protocol, though, casts doubt on his availability for Philadelphia’s playoff opener.
Without Hurts and Pickett, third-stringer Tanner McKee threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns in a season-ending win over the Giants.
However the Packers aren’t the Giants. Green Bay, though, is coping with their very own injury issues.
Christian Watson, the team’s most dangerous receiver, suffered a torn ACL against the Bears on Sunday. And the practice status for starting quarterback Jordan Love stays uncertain after he hurt his elbow and left the sport in the primary half within the loss to the Bears.
