With Hurts and Pickett injured, Tanner McKee could make his first NFL start against the New York Giants.
Hurts has not been present at portions of practices open to the media, even as an observer, since sustaining his concussion in the Eagles ' Week 16 loss to the Washington Commanders. The 26-year-old starting quarterback was listed as a nonparticipant on the injury report, which was an estimation because the team held a walk-through instead of a practice on Wednesday.
Hurts has not been present at portions of practices open to the media, even as an observer, since sustaining his concussion while playing in relief of Hurts against the Commanders, was also listed as a nonparticipant on Wednesday’s report. He played through the pain while making his first Eagles start in last Sunday’s win over the Dallas Cowboys, but cumulative hits sidelined him in the third quarter. Even if Hurts was healthy, Sirianni said he plans to “rest some guys” in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New York Giants with the team locked into the NFC’s No. 2 seed for the playoffs. Since Pickett also is dealing with an injury, Tanner McKee could get his first NFL start one week after he saw his first game action. McKee, the 2023 sixth-rounder out of Stanford, took over for Pickett in the third quarter against the Cowboys and made the most of limited playing time. The 6-foot-6, 231-pound quarterback completed 3 of 4 passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns for a 156.2 passer rating. According to the team, McKee is the first Eagles player to throw multiple touchdowns with fewer than five attempts “Obviously was super excited just to get in for the first time,” McKee said Wednesday. “Get a few snaps. But it is great because it feels like practice. It feels like when you’re out there, I’ve been here before. I’ve run these plays so many times before, which is a good feeling. You feel like you’re prepared.” McKee said he expects to “get a little bit more reps this week” in practice with his teammates who are going to suit up against the Giants, but he would not confirm if he will start on Sunda
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