Jalen Hurts’ season is over, folks. That’s the brutal news dropping on Monday, with the 28-year-old quarterback out due to blood clots migrating to his lungs. It’s a serious medical situation, and it just rocked the Philadelphia Eagles, a team already drowning at 2-4 and riding a four-game losing streak.
Sirianni Left Hanging While Philly’s Season Circles the Drain
Can you believe the Eagles left Nick Sirianni out there like he was supposed to be a doctor? Monday’s press conference was a total barrage of questions about Hurts’ condition, and Sirianni was front and center, looking completely helpless. The media did their job, asking the necessary questions, but the Eagles? They absolutely did not. Putting a football coach out there to answer medical questions is incredibly unfair, and it’s just another botched play in a season full of them for this team.
Sirianni kept saying, “I’m a football coach.” And yeah, he’s right! He’s not a hematologist. He even said, “The health of our players are as always at the forefront of our mind and leave that up to the medical experts, but we always, always care deeply about our players, and that’s when you are completely focused on together and connection. You’re always thinking about the wellbeing of your guys and that’s where we were in that situation.” But where was general manager Howie Roseman? The guy who oversees the medical department? Nowhere to be found. Roseman should have been standing right there next to Sirianni. Instead, the Eagles’ franchise left their head coach totally exposed, hanging in the wind. Sirianni was even pressed about the team’s decision to let Hurts fly to and from London with the blood clot injury. Again, he had to say, “Again, I’m not a medical expert. Same deal there. We get medical information from our guys, and we always put players’ health first and foremost in every situation. That’s where we were there.” It’s clear Sirianni cares, but he wasn’t given the support he deserved.
This Eagles Offense Is a Disaster From Start to Finish
Beyond the press conference debacle, this team is a mess on the field. They’re 2-4 and have lost four straight games, the first time that’s happened in Sirianni’s tenure. It feels like half the team is on injured reserve. The Sean Mannion experiment at quarterback? Totally failing. The entire offense is failing, period.
Philadelphia is 30th in the NFL in total offense, putting up a measly 255.5 yards a game. When it comes to scoring, they’re 29th in points per game at 17.7. But get this: they’re last in the league in second half points per game (5.0), last in average points in the first quarter (a shocking 0.5 points per game, less than one!), and last in average points in the third quarter (1.0 per game). That’s just pathetic. Jalen Hurts’ five-year, $255 million contract runs through 2028, but the caveat is gnarly: his guaranteed salary drops from $51.5 million this season to $22 million next year, and then zero in 2028. With him out for the season, and the team playing like this, you have to wonder what’s next for everyone involved in Philly.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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