Hurts practices with his teammates
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a limited participant in practice Wednesday for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week 16, clearing the way for him to start this weekend in an NFC wild-card playoff game.
Barring any setbacks, Hurts is expected to return for Sunday’s home game against the Green Bay Packers.
The Eagles (14-3) had said nothing until Wednesday about Hurts’ health since he suffered a concussion and left a Dec. 22 game early against Washington. He missed the final two games — where backups Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee led the Eagles to victories — and coach Nick Sirianni had said only that Hurts remained in the NFL concussion protocol.
Hurts was 20 of 34 for 278 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and led the Eagles to a 34-29 victory over the Packers in the season opener.
Hurts, who played late in the season with a broken finger on his non-throwing hand, threw for 2,903 yards this season with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. He threw only one interception after the NFC East champion Eagles returned from their Week 5 bye.
Jets research
The New York Jets interviewed Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Philadelphia Eagles assistant general manager Alec Halaby for their head coach and GM vacancies.
Nagy has overseen the Chiefs’ offense led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes the past two seasons. He met with the Jets during a video call. Nagy went 34-31 in four seasons as Chicago’s head coach and made the playoffs twice.
He was the AP NFL Coach of the Year in 2018. Halaby has been the Eagles’ assistant general manager under Howie Roseman since 2022.
In search of
The Las Vegas Raiders have requested interviews with Detroit Lions coordinators Aaron Glenn (defense) and Ben Johnson (offense) and Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo for the vacant head coaching position.
The requests come a day after Antonio Pierce was fired following just one full-time season in which he went 4-13. Pierce was 5-4 as the interim coach in 2023.