Jalen Hurts left the Philadelphia Eagles’ Sunday, December 22, football game against the Washington Commanders after suffering a concussion.
Hurts, 26, abruptly left the field in the middle of the first quarter after his head collided with the turf. The Eagles quarterback had been hit by Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner while diving head-first on a 13-yard scramble. Washington linebacker Frankie Luvu then hit Hurts in the head. (According to NBC Sports, no flags were called by referees.)
Hurts was promptly evaluated in the medical tent before he walked out of the stadium and into the locker room. According to a social media statement, Hurts was ruled as “out” for the remainder of the football game.
Kenny Pickett was then called in to replace Hurts, quickly completing a touchdown pass to teammate A.J. Brown.
Further updates on Hurts’ condition have not been shared. His teammate, running back Will Shipley, was also evaluated with a concussion during Sunday’s game and later ruled against returning to the field.
Hurts, for his part, had not missed a single NFL game all season, according to ESPN.
At last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hurts was also fined over $5,000 for wearing two different colored cleats on the field. (Jordan Brand, who made the shoes, later offered to cover the cost.)
“I was supposed to wear the Columbia 11s that I gifted the kids that were at the ‘Wings Initiative’ after last week’s game and they never came in,” Hurts told reporters at the time. “I end up having all my shoes there. Guy wanted to take some pictures. Took about five minutes, some very casual. And ended up taking pictures with two different cleats. And I was like, ‘I’ll wear these on Sunday because my shoes didn’t come in.’ Hopefully, they come in soon.”
Hurts previously wore different colored shoes during an October game after one had popped off mid-game.
“I had to go Jalen Two-Shoes for a bit,” he joked.
Hurts was drafted by the Eagles in 2020, three years before leading the team to the Super Bowl but lost to Kansas City Chiefs.
“You either win or you learn,” Hurts told reporters after the championship. “That’s how I feel. You either win or you learn. Win, lose, I always reflect on the things I could have done better, anything you could have done better to try and take that next step. That’ll be the same process I always have going on.”
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