Jalen Hurts injury update: Eagles QB ruled out against Commanders after head hit

of philadelphia eagles A win in today's game will clinch the NFC East championship. commander of washington at Northwest Stadium.

However, they may be without quarterback Jalen Hurts for the remainder of the game.

Once the Eagles were halfway through the second quarter, Philadelphia's quarterback made a run as planned. Hurts charged forward near the first-down marker, but the Eagles quarterback not only couldn't reach him, but retreated to the sideline after the play.

The play in question is:

Hurts was replaced by reserve Kenny Pickett, who finished the drive with a touchdown pass to AJ Brown.

Philadelphia's starting quarterback was diagnosed with a concussion and was seen on the sideline putting his helmet back on. But he remained sidelined as Pickett and others finished the drive with a touchdown and the Eagles took an early 14-0 lead. After that touchdown, Hurts headed to the Philadelphia locker room.

The team provided this update, noting that Hurts has been diagnosed with a concussion.

Philadelphia is off to a strong start, but it remains to be seen whether Hurts will return to the game.

Late in the first half, Philadelphia head of security Dom DiSandro returned to the sideline and the QB remained in the locker room.

Hurts was subsequently ruled out by the team.

In three brief appearances this season, Pickett entered Sunday's game having completed 1 of 3 season passes. Sunday's game against Washington included a touchdown pass to Brown on the first drive, but the second ended in an interception, giving the Reds a breath of fresh air after trailing 14-0.