Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni had a bit of an awkward exchange with a reporter during his press conference on Friday.
The HC was asked about quarterback Jalen Hurts being rested on Wednesday and claimed the team was being cautious given that the QB was dealing with an ankle problem.
“We haven’t really seen Jalen be held back for load management before. What was behind that on Wednesday?” the reporter asked.
“Yeah, he was dealing with—it was on the injury report. Dealing with the ankle,” Sirianni explained. “And, you know, making sure we’re cautious with everything.”
The Eagles latest injury report doesn’t mention Hurts having an ankle injury but shows he was allowed some rest.
“He wasn’t on the injury report with an ankle,” the reporter noted. “I’m sorry, Jalen Hurts, it was an ankle injury?”
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“What’s that?” Sirianni asked, “It was a “rest.”
“It was a rest, yeah. Sorry,” he added, smugly. “I thought you were talking about something else.”
“Is Jalen dealing with an ankle problem, then?” the reporter inquired.
“No. Rest,” the coach responded.
You can check out the exchange in the video below:
Are Nick Sirianni and The Eagles Hiding An Important Injury?
The above suggests that the Eagles may have hid an injury on their recent report. And the NFL might be inclined to look into it.
“Another Philadelphia team hiding a star player’s injury. Really hope it is nothing too serious with Jalen Hurts,” a fan commented. “However, right now, I am concerned that Sirianni has no idea what is going on with this team lol.”
The Eagles are scheduled to face NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Sunday. The Cowboys have their own problems at quarterback as Dak Prescott is understood to be dealing with a serious hamstring injury.
All eyes will be on Hurts following this weird exchange, however.
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