Eagles’ A.J. Brown Out vs. Bucs with Knee Damage; Jalen Hurts ‘Scheduled To Play’

The Philadelphia Eagles will doubtless be with out their prime huge receiver A.J. Brown for Monday’s playoff game in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but Jalen Hurts appears as if a true wager to play.

“It turned into as soon as going to be a stretch for A.J. to play,” coach Reduce Sirianni stated Saturday, per ESPN.com. “He did all the pieces he presumably may possibly per chance presumably to construct up himself ready. He fought like loopy to take a look at out and accomplish all the pieces he may possibly per chance presumably attain.”

ESPN’s Adam Schefter turned into as soon as first to file Brown would no longer play. Schefter, citing sources, additionally reported that “Brown has made enough progress that, if the Eagles advance, he may possibly per chance presumably return for the divisional playoff.” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the an identical:

On the Saturday morning episode of SportsCenter, ESPN’s Fowler famed Hurts is ramping up his throwing after being little in apply on Thursday:

“Jalen Hurts here, dislocated finger. He’s transitioning into extra throwing, threw reasonably bit extra the day earlier than this day after a delicate week early within the principle few days of apply. I’m urged he’s completely taking part in, there is truly no query about that. It is factual a subject of how they put up that discomfort on the finger. Can he lift the ball the draw that he wishes to and desires to? They suspect about that by Monday night he’ll.”

ESPN.com famed Hurts is scheduled to play as Sirianni supplied an substitute on the Eagles’ open quarterback:

“Everyone’s going to be struggling with by things,” Sirianni stated. “He’s struggling with by the finger injury. However he had a decent apply [Friday],” per ESPN.com.

Brown suffered a knee injury within the principle quarter of remaining week’s loss to the Unusual York Giants. He didn’t return to play in that game and has sat out apply on Thursday and Friday.

The 26-year-old skool has had a energetic week, as effectively as to the injury. He deactivated his X myth, formerly identified as Twitter, and wiped his Instagram page of all Eagles-linked references.

Hurts suffered a gruesome injury to the heart finger on his throwing hand all the draw by Philadelphia’s Week 18 loss to the Giants. He stated after the game that his finger “popped out” but he is taking things “daily” earlier than the crew’s NFC Wild Card game in opposition to the Buccaneers.

Hurts’ injury turned into as soon as but but any other complicated blow to an Eagles crew that had a rough attain to the 2023 season. Philadelphia turned into as soon as within the motive force’s seat for the No. 1 seed within the NFC after beginning with a 10-1 document, however the crew went 1-5 over its remaining six games and fell to the No. 5 seed.

Moreover to Hurts’ finger injury, a pair of key avid gamers were left sick following the game in opposition to the Giants. Security Reed Blankenship (groin) and guard-backup heart Cam Jurgen (glimpse) were additionally some distance from the game within the second half of.

DeVonta Smith, who overlooked the Giants game resulting from an ankle injury, has been a paunchy apply participant this week.

Hurts as soon as gave the look of an MVP candidate, but he performed the season with 3,858 yards, 23 touchdowns and a occupation-excessive 15 interceptions. He added 605 speeding yards and a occupation-excessive 15 speeding touchdowns.

The Eagles with out a doubt need Hurts to play in opposition to the Buccaneers, in particular since they fabricate no longer enjoy Brown on the originate air, as he offers them the finest probability of making it to a second straight Gargantuan Bowl.