Jalen Hurts has been battling an sickness main as much as the Philadelphia Eagles’ sport towards the Seattle Seahawks, but it surely sounds just like the star quarterback plans to play.
Taylor Bisciotti of NFL Community stories that Hurts “is unquestionably going to attempt to play” on Monday evening. Hurts started feeling sick on Thursday and had a fever and physique aches over the weekend.
Bisciotti’s colleague Ian Rapoport added that Hurts has experienced flu-like symptoms however doesn’t have the flu.
Hurts didn’t follow on Friday because of the sickness. He was then downgraded to questionable on Sunday after he reportedly started feeling worse the evening earlier than.
Hurts is coming off a poor efficiency in Philadelphia’s 33-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys final week. The Eagles additionally seemed outclassed in a 42-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers the week earlier than, so that they haven’t fared effectively towards the NFC’s greatest groups.
If Hurts can’t play on Monday evening, backup Marcus Mariota would get the beginning. The ten-3 Eagles might tie the 49ers and Ravens for one of the best document in soccer with a win Monday evening, however they’d face an uphill battle in a tricky street sport if Hurts sits.