Jalen Hurts Not Expected to Play vs. Cowboys Due to Shoulder Injury, Eagles HC Says

The Eagles are expected to be without Hurts against the Cowboys.

Minshew is likely to run the offense in Hurts' absence, according to Nick.

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The quarterback has led the Eagles to a 13-1 record and has accounted for 35 touchdown passes and 3,472 passing yards.

He's been a long-term solution at quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Since taking over as the team's head coach, Hurts has been a full-time starter. Two years have passed since the young man showed the potential to become one of the game's top superstars.

The former Alabama and Oklahoma star didn't have to worry about missing time as Philadelphia won a lot of games.

He injured his shoulder in the third quarter of the team's win over the Bears.

He ran for a touchdown and a two-point conversion after uncorking a 69-yard pass to A.J. Brown.

The Cowboys game was in danger of being missing if Hurts did not finish out the contest. Nicole Lynn, Hurts' agent, said that they didn't think this was a long-term injury.

While noting that Minshew was getting ready to play, Sirianni offered hope that Hurts could play.

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That said, Nick Sirianni said he will get both Jalen Hurts and backup QB Gardner Minshew ready this week to face the Cowboys on Saturday.

"We're going to have to have a plan for both guys to play," he said.

He said he had a chance.

Ian Book is behind Minshew on the depth chart. Minshew joined the Eagles as a backup in 2021, after spending the previous two seasons as the starter for the JacksonvilleJaguars. In 30 career games, he has completed 61.2 percent of his passes for 6,003 yards, 41 touchdown and 12 intercepts.