Jalen Hurts has put a name to the injury that has followed him since Week 4: a calf issue he says happened against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Philadelphia quarterback made the confirmation during his Wednesday press conference, offering at least a clearer picture after the Eagles had already worked through some awkward injury-report movement last week. Hurts explained that he was trying to get the calf ready before the team came out, and that he was late joining his teammates on the field in London before the Week 5 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“Jalen Hurts confirmed the calf injury. Jalen says he was late coming out after the team came out because he was trying to work on the calf and get it ready to play. He says he hurt his calf in the Rams game,” John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia reported.
Hurts did not go much further than that. He kept the details close to the vest when asked about the lead-up to the game and how the problem developed.
“It was a very unique experience, to say the least. I don’t want to get into the details of kind of leading up to the game and whatnot, but got nicked up in the Rams game,” Hurts said.
The timing matters because Philadelphia is trying to claw out of a three-game losing streak. The Eagles started 2-0, then slid to 2-3, and Hurts sits at the center of everything they do on offense.
The injury first surfaced publicly on the Eagles’ report last Friday, when Hurts was listed as a full participant even though he was dealing with the calf issue. He also arrived late to the field before the Jaguars game, adding another layer to the uncertainty around his status.
On Wednesday, the Eagles again listed Hurts with a calf injury, but he was a full participant in practice. That at least suggests he’s available and working through it, though it doesn’t prove the problem is gone.
For now, the picture is still incomplete. Hurts’ full workload in practice gives Philadelphia some comfort, but the team and its fans will be watching closely ahead of the game against the Carolina Panthers.
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