According to sources, Hurts is uncertain to play against the Saints in Week 17 because of a shoulder injury.
Hurts has an injury to the joint where the collarbone and the breastbone meet that is called a sc joint sprain. The Eagles would like to see how this weekend plays out in the playoffs and how Hurts' shoulder responds to rest and treatment before deciding if he can play against the Saints.
The Eagles need to win one of their remaining three games to get the top seed and home field advantage in the playoffs.
If the Eagles can win in Dallas, they won't have to risk Hurts. According to sources, if they lose Saturday, Hurts will play against New Orleans even if he isn't fully healthy.
The Eagles will start a new quarterback against the Cowboys on Saturday. Minshew will be a free agent after this season because his contract is up.
Minshew threw a pair of touchdown passes for an injured Hurts in the Eagles' game against the Jets in December.
According to the Eagles, Hurts will beat any recovery timelines provided by their doctors. During the third quarter of last Sunday's victory over the Chicago Bears, Hurts sustained an injury and was unable to play. According to sources, he didn't want to tell anyone about his injury.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said this past week that the organization would take it day by day in terms of Hurts' availability against the Saints, emphasizing that Hurts did everything he could to get himself ready to play.
He tried like crazy. He still wants to leave. I've never been around a tougher player than Hurts.
He has completed 67.3% of his attempts.
Tim was a contributor to this report.
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