“He wants to be great,” Barkley told The Athletic. “He’ll do anything to be great.”
The Eagles announced that quarterback Jalen Hurts will play against the Packers before Friday's practice and they cleared two more key offensive players later in the day. Wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith do not have injury designations for Sunday,
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Hurts hasn’t played a full game since the Eagles beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 15 in a game that marked the revival of a passing offense that had come under scrutiny. “I think that’s a good note to leave on and we just want to build on where we left,” Hurts said.
His struggles were amplified by pressure as the Packers began putting extra defenders up to the line of scrimmage to stress the Eagles’ protection plans. According to Pro Football Focus, Hurts was 2-for-8 for 19 yards when pressured and had a passer rating of just 39.6.
Jalen Hurts, in his first game since suffering a concussion on Dec. 22, started hot by completing his first six passes. Then he went cold by missing seven straight before recovering in time to lead the Eagles to a hard-fought 22-10 win Sunday.
Bradberry's Eagles tenure was tainted by a bad 2023 season, but he was excellent in 2022, earning an All-Pro nod. Slay also made the Pro Bowl that season, and the Eagles had the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL. Maddox was still a good player at the time, but he couldn't stay on the field.
Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend his pedestrian numbers in his first game in three weeks because of a concussion.
Hurts did make one critical decision in particular, however, that helped lift the Eagles to the win. After the game, Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni noted that Hurts audibled into the play that led to Goedert's touchdown late in the third quarter.