Jalen Hurts Missed Second Straight Practice, Gardner Minshew Back from Mississippi

PHILADELPHIA – There have been simply two quarterbacks sporting pink jerseys at Wednesday’s Eagles follow.

They have been Gardner Minshew and Ian Guide. MVP candidate Jalen Hurts was nowhere to be seen.

With kickoff in Dallas simply three days away, that’s not a superb signal for Hurts’ possibilities to play on Christmas Eve in opposition to the Cowboys.

Offensive coordinator Shane Steichen didn’t reveal any extra previous to follow than head coach Nick Sirianni did a day earlier.

“Going again to what Coach stated (Tuesday), he is day-to-day, however he is feeling nice, and if he is able to go, he’ll go, and that is the place it is at,” stated Steichen.

Hurts was seemingly inside throughout follow getting therapy on his ailing throwing shoulder that was sprained late within the third quarter of Sunday’s 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears that put the Eagles getting ready to clinching the NFC East and the No. 1 seed within the NFC playoffs.

He looks as if an extended shot at finest to play at this level.

Minshew returned to the follow area a day after delivering a eulogy to his former head coach at Washington State, Mike Leach, in Mississippi.

He’s anticipated to speak to reporters on Thursday.

Steichen stated he and Minshew have been in contact through the day on Tuesday, a day the Eagles went by means of a walk-through follow. Hurts didn’t follow then, both.

“Simply cellphone conversations after the walk-through and earlier than the walk-through and all these issues, but when he has to play, he’ll be able to go,” stated Steichen about Minshew.

The OC stated he’s crafting two sport plans with head coach Nick Sirianni and others on the offensive employees – one for Hurts and one for Minshew. Steichen talked in regards to the potential challenges of doing that with quarterbacks whose ability units are totally different in sure areas.

“I feel it might be robust, however once more, he is a man who’s had expertise and performed a superb quantity of soccer,” stated Steichen. “…If he has to play, once more, have all the arrogance on the earth that he can exit and compete at a excessive degree. …While you’re round individuals for a whilst you construct these relationships, you see what they do nicely and then you definately go from there.

“I feel that is a giant level. Simply within the conferences, all these various things that you just speak about, what sure guys like, what kind of performs they like, what they’re good at, all these conversations have been had during the last couple years, so it has been good.”

Minshew has run loads of scout groups throughout his time with the Eagles, one thing that has stood out to defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.

“What I like about him from the quarterback place being a defensive man is he performs extraordinarily quick,” stated Gannon on Wednesday. “He makes quick choices. He will get the ball out of his palms. He is aware of the place to go along with the ball. He is aware of methods to checkmate you by what protection you are in.

“He is a really good participant and he is correct, and he does a superb job for us on scout staff. Should you exit on that grass once we go twos versus ones or twos versus twos or ones versus twos or playing cards or no matter it’s, you need to be on it, or he’ll make you look foolish on the market.”

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