Report: Jalen Hurts suffers sprained shoulder, status uncertain vs. Cowboys

Jalen Hurts has been in the NFL MVP conversation all season long. Part of that is because of his phenomenal play and the other part is the now 13-1 record of the Philadelphia Eagles. However, the news and storylines around both Hurts and the team could change here soon with the latest update on the star quarterback.

Per Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network, Hurts suffered a sprained shoulder during Philadelphia’s 25-20 win over Chicago on Sunday. Although it’s not considered to be a long-term injury, Garafolo went on to say that Hurts’ status will be in doubt for the Eagle’s Christmas Eve matchup in Dallas against the Cowboys to protect him for their postseason run.

Hurts completed 22/37 passes this weekend against the Bears for 315 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions. It was his worst performance of the 2022 campaign as his season statistics now sit at 4,219 overall yards and 35 total touchdowns. That development in his game has been a massive part of getting Philadelphia to this point as they sit atop the league standings as of today.

Both the Eagles and Cowboys have already clinched playoff spots in 2022. With that said, Saturday night’s game will decide whether Philly clinches the NFC East or if Dallas still has a shot. It also leaves the door open to anyone else in the league’s MVP race to potentially make more of a case in Hurts’ absence. Still, if it’s in the best interest of the team’s playoff hopes, the Eagles have every right to err on the side of caution when it comes to their franchise’s quarterback.

Trevon Diggs calls Jalen Hurts ‘MVP’ ahead of Eagles-Cowboys game

After leading the Philadelphia Eagles to another win and a 13-1 record, the Jalen Hurts MVP chatter continued. With the Dallas Cowboys on deck, it was a good time to look back on Micah Parsons’ comments about Hurts being a system quarterback and not exactly the most valuable player in the NFL. 

However, Hurts’ former Alabama teammate and Cowboys star defensive back Trevon Diggs had a different take. Hurts took to Instagram to post after the Eagles’ 25-20 win over the Chicago Bears. 

“Find A Way! LFG (Eagles emoji) #FlyEaglesFly,” Hurts wrote on Instagram.

As of Monday morning, Diggs commented on the post simply writing “MVP.” So it looks like he disagreed with Parsons’ comments. Diggs’ comment had 588 likes.