Jalen Hurts attends Eagles meetings as Sirianni says he misses him

Jalen Hurts attended meetings at the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice facility on Wednesday, Nov. 4, as the team prepared to host the New York Giants, ESPN reported, citing team sources. Hurts sat in on a team meeting and other meetings, but did not address the team. One source told ESPN that his presence lifted the morale of some players.

Coach Nick Sirianni said he had seen and spoken with Hurts and was in constant communication with him. “I miss him like crazy,” Sirianni said, adding that Hurts was resting and recovering. He offered no new update on Hurts’s status. ESPN reported the facility appearance; Sirianni’s comments did not directly confirm that visit.

Hurts’s diagnosis and football restrictions

Two days later, the Eagles and Hurts’s agent, Nicole Lynn, issued a joint statement identifying deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. It described Hurts as clinically stable, with no significant functional limitations. ESPN reported that anticoagulation treatment prevented contact activity, including football, and that he was expected to miss the rest of the season.

Who is expected to lead Philadelphia’s offense

Tanner McKee took over after Hurts’s injury and went 0-3, throwing two touchdown passes and two interceptions, ESPN reported. ESPN said Joe Milton was set to replace McKee for the Giants game after Philadelphia signed him from the Dallas Cowboys’ practice squad in mid-October. HITC, reporting later, described McKee as continuing to lead the offense. The accounts differ on the expected starter.

The Eagles were seeking to end a six-game losing streak against the division-leading Giants in their Sunday, Nov. 8, home game, according to ESPN. HITC also reported that former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb had recently spoken with Hurts and described him as doing well and in good spirits. Sirianni and McNabb’s reported comments provided no new return timeline.