The most important middle finger in Philadelphia is that of Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who dislocated his middle finger on his throwing hand; the injury happened in Sunday’s 27-10 loss to the Giants in the season finale. Hurts played another series, but he was removed after throwing an interception.
Hurts, who was sporting gloves during practice on Thursday as the team prepares for the Buccaneers in the Wild Card game on Monday night, said he has not thrown a ball since Sunday, but he said things are going in the right direction.
“Obviously, leaving that game and attempting to back in that game probably wasn’t physically the best idea, not having much control over the things I wanted to do,” Hurts said. “But time will tell with that, and I can assure you everything is progressing in the right way.”
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni believes Hurts will do everything possible to get on the field and perform at a high level.
“I know that he’s tough and he’ll do everything that he can do to play through it,” Sirianni said. “He went back in the game on Sunday after he had done it. And he was able — I imagine it hurt pretty good.
“He’s not going to tell me that, though. Jalen’s tough, and he’s not going to tell me how bad he’s hurting. But I just know how tough he is and, how much he can fight through, and how much pain he can withstand.
“So obviously, it will be a challenge. Obviously, it will be a challenge. And I know that he can overcome because he’s overcame so many different things throughout his football journey. And that’s what makes him special.”
Hurts said after the game against the Giants that he has never experienced an injury like this, so it should be interesting to see how he adjusts or how healthy he’ll be. According to WebMD, it takes 3-6 weeks for this injury to heal, so again, it should be interesting to see how Hurts will look against the Buccaneers.
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