The Eagles held their second practice of the week Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field as they get ready for their Wild Card playoff game Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
Philadelphia reached the Super Bowl that year due in large part to Hurts' overall prowess at the quarterback position. The team is hoping for a similar result this week.
In addition to Brown, the Eagles' injury report had another notable player on it as right tackle Lane Johnson was listed as limited due to rest. The other limited players included backup QB Kenny Pickett (ribs), RB Will Shipley (ankle) and reserve OL Jack Driscoll (ankle).
Philadelphia will begin onfield preparation for wild card Sunday today, and Jeff McLane reports that Eagles QB Jalen Hurts should be on the field.
Hurts has been out since suffering a concussion on Dec. 22, but could be trending towards a return on Sunday for the playoffs.
The Eagles have already beaten the Packers once this season and they're clearly the favorites in this game. Also, if momentum between the regular season and the playoffs means anything, the Packers couldn't be coming in to this Wild Card matchup on a worse note.
Just days before the playoffs begin with a Wild Card game against the Green Bay Packers, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to the field Wednesday for the first time since entering concussion
Perhaps the Eagles signaled Hurts' return to practice Tuesday by waiving quarterback Ian Book, who was originally signed to the practice squad after Hurts' concussion, then added to the 53-man roster to serve as the third QB the past two games.
Green Bay QB Jordan Love suffered an elbow injury, but is “hopeful” to play on Sunday, while Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is recovering from being concussed Dec. 22 at Washington.
The No. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles are set to host the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers on Sunday in an NFC wild-card game.
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