Jalen Hurts gained’t say how he bought harm.

But he’s very happy to say how he didn’t get harm.

He didn’t get harm working.

“I don’t know that I’ve ever been banged up as a runner,” Hurts mentioned Wednesday. “Everything (has) come from within the pocket, in which the illusion or the narrative is that you run the ball more (you’re more likely to get hurt). That’s not always the case. Not here.”

Hurts was clearly lower than one hundred pc when he was on the transfer Sunday within the Eagles’ huge nationwide TV win over the Dolphins on the Linc, however he nonetheless had certainly one of his finest video games of the season with 279 passing yards, 74 p.c completion share, two TDs passing and one other dashing and one INT, returned for a landing.

Hurts wouldn’t say a lot in regards to the harm, however Nick Sirianni mentioned he anticipates Hurts taking part in in Washington on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles did not listing Hurts in any respect on their Wednesday harm report. Because the Eagles held a walkthrough, the harm report is an estimation of how a participant could be listed in a full follow.

“We’re assured that he’ll be able to go, however any time these guys are working via ache and issues like that (you’re unsure). We anticipate him to go, however that does not imply it is simple.

“I think he’s feeling better. We’re hopeful there will be no limitations on Sunday.”

In different phrases, no method he is lacking this recreation.

Hurts is notoriously reticent to speak about – and even acknowledge – accidents. But he did say the knee affected him on Sunday.

“Being banged up, it’s just trying to find ways to win,” he mentioned. “I don’t want to make it bigger than what it is. I think it’s something that comes with every player in this league. Things happen and you find ways to overcome them.”

This is the third straight yr Hurts has handled a big harm. In 2021, he harm his ankle in a Week 12 loss to the Giants, and though he solely missed one recreation, he was by no means near one hundred pc after that and wanted offseason surgical procedure.

Last yr, Hurts suffered a sprained shoulder in a Week 15 recreation towards the Bears and missed two video games. Since the center of 2021, the Eagles are 

Since Week 13 of the 2021 season, the Eagles are 23-2 when Hurts performs and 0-3 when he doesn’t. 

He is aware of everyone within the group is on the lookout for him to play each week it doesn’t matter what he’s going via.

“I don’t think I always realize the role and the impact that I have on that,” he mentioned. “Because I’m simply going on the market actually making an attempt to be the most effective model of myself and uplift the individuals round me. And that is simply in my spirit and who I’m. 

“It’s not something that I really want to talk about because … the show will go on. And so we all go out there and we fight for one another. We play hard for one another. And we’ve all got the same common goal. And so we just kind of keep it at that.”

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