Eagles’ Jalen Hurts starts against the Seahawks on Monday Night Football
Dealing with flu-like symptoms over the past several days, Hurts traveled to Seattle on a separate charter flight from the rest of the team.
SEATTLE — Despite battling flulike symptoms over the last several days, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is active and will play Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field.
Hurts, 25, was sidelined during practice Saturday, but he initially did not carry any type of game designation on the team’s final injury report.
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However, on Sunday, Hurts was downgraded to questionable, and he did not travel with the team from Philadelphia to Seattle. Rather, Hurts flew on a separate charter flight as he continued to deal with various symptoms, including body chills and aches along with a fever, according to a league source.
Hurts has started every game this season with 3,192 passing yards, 460 rushing yards, and 31 total touchdowns. He also has committed a career high in turnovers with 10 interceptions and eight fumbles, including an NFL-high five fumbles lost.
Hurts previously dealt with flulike symptoms during the Eagles’ Week 3 road win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Although he wasn’t listed on the team’s injury report ahead of that game, it was reported during halftime that Hurts had an illness. He completed 23 of 37 passes for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
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