Jalen Hurts injury update: Eagles QB officially ruled out with concussion

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was officially ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s NFC East divisional showdown vs. the Washington Commanders after suffering a concussion, the team announced.

Hurts was taken to the locker room after being evaluated for a concussion on the sidelines in the first quarter.

Hurts was hurt on the fourth play of the Eagles’ second offensive series Sunday when he dove head-first at the end of a 13-yard run, his helmet hitting the turf hard as Commanders linebackers Bobby Wagner and Frankie Luvu sandwiched him on the tackle.

Hurts was immediately taken to the sideline to be evaluated for a concussion by team personnel, and backup Kenny Pickett replaced him at quarterback. Pickett capped that drive with a 4-yard touchdown pass to AJ Brown to go ahead 14-0 with 7:08 remaining in the first quarter. A 68-yard touchdown run from Saquon Barkley, his second touchdown of the first half, gave the Eagles a 21-7 lead that the Commanders have since cut to 21-14 in the second quarter.

After initial evaluations, Hurts grabbed his helmet and appeared poised to reenter the game, but Eagles officials stepped in and led him to the locker room. Hurts was eventually ruled out of the game midway through the second quarter Sunday.

AJ Brown clears the air over Jalen Hurts ‘passing’ comment, Brandon Graham reaction

AJ Brown set the record straight about his relationship with Jalen Hurts and Brandon Graham‘s comments about the duo. While speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver said there’s no beef between himself and Hurts.

“BG (Graham) is being BG,” Brown said. “He’s emotional. In that case, he just misspoke. Me and Jalen are good, so it’s just BG. Everybody loves BG, he’s speaking from the heart. He’s just giving his perception on something from the outside.”

On Monday, Graham appeared on 94 WIP and responded to Brown saying the “passing” was the biggest thing the Eagles need to improve on going forward, which led to some believing there was friction between him and Hurts.

“The person that’s complaining needs to be accountable,” Graham said. “I’m just being honest; You know what I’m saying? He knows this. I don’t know the whole story, but I know that 1 [Hurts] is trying and I mean, 11 [Brown] could be a little better with how he responds to things. And they were friends before this, but things have changed. And I understand that because life happens. It’s the business side that we have to make sure that we don’t let the personal get in the way of the business. And that’s what we gotta do better right now because we know it’s an issue.”

Brian Jones contributed to this report.