Nick Sirianni accidentally reveals Jalen Hurts is dealing with an ankle injury
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Jalen Hurts was surprisingly limited during practice on Wednesday due to “rest.”
It is just load management, giving the guy a rest during walkthrough, or could it be more?
When asked about it on Friday, Nick Sirianni gave a surprising answer:
Reporter: “We haven’t really seen Jalen be held back for load management before. What was behind that on Wednesday?”
Sirianni: “Yeah, he was dealing with, it was on the injury report, dealing with the ankle. Just making sure we’re precautious with everything.”
Reporter: “I’m sorry, Jalen Hurts. It was an ankle?”
Sirianni: “What’s that?”
Eagles PR: “It was a ‘rest.'”
Sirianni: “That was the ‘rest.’ Sorry. I thought you were talking about something else. All right.”
Reporter: “Is Jalen dealing with an ankle problem?”
Sirianni: “No. Rest.”
Spicy.
There were a couple of guys limited on Wednesday with an ankle injury. However, none of them were named Jalen. So, it is obvious that Hurts is dealing with sort sort of ankle injury. It also looks like Sirianni slipped up, and the Eagles did not put the “ankle” on the injury report.
Interesting.
Teams and coaches can be fined by the NFL for violating the league’s injury report policy. So, the Sixers may not be the only team in the city that will be fined for hush hush injuries envolivng their stars.
During the Eagles’ four-game winning streak, Hurts has completed 72.3% of his passes for 844 yards with six touchdowns and zero turnovers. He has also rushed the ball 44 times for 159 yards and six more TDs.
This apparent ankle injury should not be anything that will hold Hurts back on Sunday in Dallas. But it is something to monitor. But after watching him at Friday’s practice, he looks fine.
Video via NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Dave Zangaro on X
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Benjamin Goldstein
Benjamin has been covering Philly Sports for Philly Sports Reports since 2017. He is a podcaster, writer, and founder of Philly Sports Reports. Benjamin is also an intern at the WBCB Sports Network on 1490AM. Through Philly Sports Reports, Benjamin has gotten the opportunity to meet Phillies owner John Middleton in his suite and be honored as the Philadelphia sports fan of the week for KYW News Radio. He hopes to be reporting on Philly sports as a full-time job in the future.
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