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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts practices on injured left knee, ready for NFC championship game

Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback Jalen hurts He was a full participant in practice with He was injured in the left knee for the second straight day on Friday and is scheduled to start in the NFC Championship game.

The Eagles host the Washington Commanders on Sunday and try to reach the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons.

Hurts was injured last weekend on a sack against the Rams. Hurts never missed an opportunity to help the Eagles win their ninth straight home game.

Hurts threw for just 259 yards and two touchdowns and no interceptions in playoff wins against Green Bay and Los Angeles.

“We’re trying to put Jalen in safe situations. We want him to put himself in safe situations,” coach Nick Sirianni said Friday. “We understand there are a lot of things that Jalen does in the running game that help us run the football. As we go through it, we do whatever we need to do to win the game. But his safety is always at hand. The forefront of our minds.”

Associated Press report.\

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