Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol, head coach Nick Sirianni said on Friday afternoon.
Hurts will play on Sunday as the Eagles host the Packers in the playoffs.
Hurts, 26, suffered his concussion in Week 16 against the Commanders. He lasted just 12 snaps in that game before being pulled and then missed the last two weeks of the regular season.
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This week, Hurts returned to practice as a limited participant on Wednesday and was a full participant on Thursday. He has been cleared by an independent neurologist, the final phase of the concussion protocol, and has been cleared to return.
“He’s had a really good week of practice,” Sirianni said. “A really good week.”
Meanwhile, DeVonta Smith did not practice on Friday because of back tightness. The Eagles expect Smith to play on Sunday but they held him out of practice to make sure his back didn't get tighter.
Their other star receiver, A.J. Brown (knee/rest), was limited to start the week and was held out of practice on Thursday. But Brown practiced on Friday and the Eagles expect him to play on Sunday in the wild card round.
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Brown has been dealing with this injury for a few weeks and the Eagles are trying to manage him to make sure he’s as close to 100% as possible by Sunday.
“You’ll see the injury report, the practice report from today,” Sirianni said. “But giving him some rest at this stage in the season. It’s been a long road so giving him some rest yesterday to make sure that he’s in the best shape he can be to play on Sunday.”
The Eagles held their final practice of the week at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday afternoon. They have practiced at the stadium all week because the fields at the NovaCare Complex are frozen.
Before Friday's practice the Eagles made some roster moves. They put OL Jack Driscoll on IR and signed OL Brett Toth to the active roster. They also signed WR Joe Ngata to the practice squad.
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