Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts took one other huge step towards returning to the lineup on Thursday when he was listed as a full participant in apply.
That’s the subsequent and most vital step in his quest to exit the league’s concussion protocol, which might permit him to return for Sunday’s wild-card recreation towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
Hurts has been sidelined for the reason that first quarter of Week 16 when he suffered a concussion within the crew’s loss to the Washington Commanders. He didn’t play within the Eagles’ last two regular-season video games and has remained in concussion protocol.
He initially returned to the apply area on Wednesday in a restricted capability. If every part checks out earlier than Friday, he ought to have the ability to play Sunday.
Whereas the Eagles have one of many NFL’s finest working video games centered round working again Saquon Barkley, it’s arduous to think about them happening a Tremendous Bowl run with backups Kenny Pickett or Tanner McKee at quarterback.
Hurts has been excellent within the second half of the season. Over his previous 12 video games, he has thrown 15 landing passes and just one interception. He additionally had a passer ranking of 108.0 or higher in eight of these previous 12 video games.
If he’s wholesome, the Eagles offense has as a lot high-end expertise as any crew in soccer, with Barkley working behind a dominant offensive line and a pair of No. 1 extensive receivers in A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith.
