UPDATE: In line with his concussion protocol, quarterback Jalen Hurts was labeled as a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. Additionally, he continues to manage a fractured finger on his non-throwing hand. He should be freed from concussion protocol on Friday and a full participant on Thursday, if everything goes according to plan. Due to his ongoing rib injury, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett was also listed by the Eagles as limited. Running back Will Shipley (ankle) and wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee/rest) were the other few players. Trevor Keegan, the reserve offensive lineman, was the sole player who did not practice because he was sick. Tight ends Dallas Goedert (knee) and Grant Calcaterra (shoulder), linebacker Nakobe Dean (abdomen), edge rusher Bryce Huff (wrist), and defensive tackle Byron Young (hamstring) were among the injured players that participated in full practice. The injury report had not previously included Calcaterra.
Jordan Love, the quarterback for the Packers, was listed as limited while he heals from an elbow injury that kept him out of the team’s regular-season finale against the Bears. After practice, Love informed reporters that the numbness he had been feeling had disappeared and that the day after the game, he was essentially back to normal. Additionally listed as limited was backup quarterback Malik Willis (right thumb). Some important players may return to Green Bay’s defense. Both rookie safety Evan Williams and linebacker Quay Walker, who leads the team with 102 tackles, returned to practice after missing the previous three games due to quad injuries and ankle injuries, respectively. Williams and Walker both participated in practice to a limited extent. Edge rusher Benton Cox (foot), safety Javon Bullard (ankle), linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (knee/sickness), lineman Andre Dillard (concussion), and wide receiver Romeo Doubs (illness) were among the other Packers designated as limited. Due to a concussion, safety Zayne Anderson was unable to practice. Christian Watson, a wide receiver for the Packers, suffered a season-ending ACL injury against the Bears, but as of Wednesday, he was listed as out of practice and had not been placed on injured reserve.
At the beginning of training camp in 1992, Philips Cunningham once said, “I’m back scrambling,” following his recovery from a knee injury that prevented him from playing in all but the Eagles’ opening-day game in 1991.
It wasn’t quite as dramatic when Jalen Hurts returned to the Eagles’ practice field.
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Actually, it wasn’t even revealed by the Eagles’ current QB.
Before the Eagles’ practice at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday, coach Nick Siriannis stated, “He’ll be out there today.”
When Cunningham was the Eagles’ best chance to win a Super Bowl, that piece of news was just as fantastic now as it was then. As the Eagles start what they believe will be a lengthy playoff run on Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, Hurts means the same thing to them.
Hurts will be playing for the first time since sustaining a concussion on December 22 during the team’s Week 16 loss to Washington. He hasn’t played or practiced for 11 quarters and six practices since leaving early in the first quarter. Sirianni would not specify whether his starting quarterback would be subject to any limitations.
The coach said, “After practice, we’ll give you the injury report.” Let’s see how it turns out.
Even though the Eagles are a strong team, Hurt’s extended absence should raise some red flags. Against the Packers, Sirianni stated he is not concerned about his quarterback getting rusty.
According to Sirianni, this is the reason you practice. This is the reason you practice and do everything you do in practice in order to arrive on the same page and complete everything there. We believe that we practice at a very high level of intensity.
Hurts is still in concussion protocol, at least for the time being, and won’t be released until he has been evaluated by a different physician after returning to practice. This implies that the quarterback, who usually addresses the media during the regular season, is not expected to do so on Wednesday. He might not speak until Friday.
The Eagles are practicing in pads on Wednesday, according to Siriainni.
The squad looks to be healthy going into the playoffs, but the complete injury report will be made public in the late afternoon after practice.
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