Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts left Sunday’s loss to the Washington Commanders with a concussion.
He was injured in the first quarter during an Eagles touchdown. He was slow to get up after his head hit the turf during a tackle and ran to the sideline. He was replaced by substitute Kenny Pickett and did not return. THE The Eagles finally cut him.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said after the game that he had no update on Hurts’ injury.
Pickett completed 3 of 3 passes on the drive, including a touchdown to AJ Brown to extend Philadelphia’s lead to 14-0. Hurts left the field for the locker room and the Eagles announced before their next possession that he was being evaluated for a concussion.
Pickett returned to the field for Philadelphia’s next drive and threw an interception to linebacker Frankie Luvu.
Washington scored a touchdown on the ensuing drive to cut Philadelphia’s lead to 14-7. THE The Commanders ultimately won, 36-33.
Pickett’s touchdown was his first since joining the Eagles in the offseason. Pickett had already started two seasons with the Steelers after Pittsburgh selected him in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He last threw a touchdown on November 2, 2023, in Week 8.
He then lost his starting job after failing to throw a touchdown in four straight games. THE Eagles traded for Pickett during the offseason to support Hurts.
Pickett finished with 14 completions on 24 attempts for 173 yards, one TD and one INT.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Hurts entered Sunday having completed 69.2 percent of his passes for 206.6 yards per game with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions.
Hurts left the game as the Eagles battled for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. The Eagles entered Sunday 12-2, in a three-way tie with the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings for the best record in the conference. The Lions won in Chicago, improving to 13-2 and maintaining the lead in the race for the top seed. The Vikings also won, beating the Seahawks on the road, to keep pace with the Lions at 13-2.