Eagles To Start Jalen Hurts In Week 17

Eagles HC Doug Pederson announced the team would start second-round QB Jalen Hurts for the Week 17 finale against Washington, per Zach Berman.

Philadelphia was eliminated from playoff contention in a loss to the Cowboys Sunday and Hurts struggled, turning the ball over three times in the fourth quarter. 

However, Pederson said he wants to “continue to evaluate” the rookie as the Eagles head into a pivotal offseason. 

Hurts, 22, was drafted by the Eagles in the second round out of Oklahoma in 2020. He signed a four-year, $6,025,171 rookie contract that includes a $1,941,943 signing bonus. 

In 2020, Hurts has appeared in 14 games for the Eagles and completed 70-128 passing attempts (54.7 percent) for 989 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also rushed 55 times for 323 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for three yards. 

During his four-year college career at Alabama and Oklahoma, Hurts recorded 682 completions on 1,047 pass attempts (65.1 percent) for 9,477 yards, 80 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions to go along with 614 rush attempts for 3,274 yards (5.3 YPC) and 43 touchdowns.