While that was a great development, head coach Nick Sirianni revealed that quarterback Jalen Hurts is dealing with an ankle injury.
Eagles News: Nick Sirianni Hints That Jalen Hurts Is Dealing With Ankle Injury
During a presser on Friday, Siranni was asked why Hurts was given a rest day on Wednesday, as that isn’t something that has been done with Hurts throughout his tenure in Philly.
Siranni responded and said, “It was on the injury report dealing with the ankle. Just making sure we’re precautious with everything.”
#Eagles HC Nick Sirianni was asked about why QB Jalen Hurts was limited at Wednesday’s practice:
“It was on the injury report dealing with the ankle. Just making sure we’re precautious with everything.”
Told that Hurts’ injury designation was not “ankle,” but “rest,” Sirianni…
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) November 8, 2024
Another reporter answered and said that Hurts wasn’t on the injury report with an ankle injury. Eagles PR jumped in and told Siranni it was a rest day.
Then Siranni tried to recant his statement, saying, “It was the rest. Yeah, sorry. I thought you were talking about something else.”
Interesting exchange between Eagles HC Nick Sirianni and reporters this morning about Jalen Hurts:
Reporter: “We haven’t really seen Jalen held back for load management before, what was behind that?”
Sirianni: “Yeah, you know he was dealing with a–it was on the injury report.… pic.twitter.com/RWdQnyUmIP
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) November 8, 2024
Hurts was back at Friday’s practice but no one knew that he was dealing with an ankle injury. It looks like Philadelphia was trying to keep this under wraps and the head coach of the team ended up leaking it.
When asked about his rest day on Wednesday, Hurts said, “I just do what I’m told.”
We’ll have to see if this impacts Hurts’ play on Sunday, as he’s scored 12 total touchdowns with zero turnovers during the Eagles’ four-game win streak.