Jalen Hurts Is Practicing Without A Knee Brace
One of the Eagle’s biggest concerns the past several weeks has been the health of Jalen Hurts. All you have to do is watch him move around, and you can tell something is wrong. It has not kept him off the field, or impacted his ability to throw the ball, but it is impacting his ability to run. His rushing numbers, outside of QB sneak TDS, are way down this year. And there was a scary moment in the Cowboys game where he took a hit to the injured knee.
But on the other side of the bye week, it seems like we are getting some good news. When Jalen Hurts spoke to the media yesterday, he confirmed that he was practicing without the knee brace, and that the bye week helped with the healing process.
Does that mean he is healthy and ready to start running? We don’t know. We won’t know for sure until he is on the field. Most likely he will still need some time for what we are being told is a bone bruise to heal. But it is a great sign that he is getting closer to full health.
And the good news is that he has been playing at a high level despite the injury. He has 8 TDs in the last 3 weeks, 805 yards, and a completion percentage over 70% in all 3 games. Hurts also scampered for a couple of first downs, even if he did not look right in the process of doing so. But despite that success, it would be nice to have that extra aspect to his game back.
The Eagles have a tough stretch coming up, with the Chiefs up next Monday Night. They have gotten by without Hurts running the ball much so far this year, but at some point, they may need to rely on that aspect of his game.
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