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Hurts sustained a right (throwing) shoulder sprain during
Philadelphia's 25-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
Reports circled Monday that he could miss the upcoming game for
the Eagles, who would then have to turn to backup Gardner
Minshew for Saturday's contest in Arlington, Texas.
Not so fast, Sirianni said Tuesday.
"I don't put anything past Jalen Hurts as far as his mental and
physical toughness. There's a chance he could play this week,"
Sirianni said. "He is one of the toughest guys I know. He heals
fast, he's a freak -- his body is not like, pardon me, yours or
mine, and I'm shaming myself there a little bit, too.
"He heals fast. He came back fast from his injury last year; I
will not rule him out. I will not put a timetable on him on him.
We'll see what happens this week. He'll be ready to go this week
if he can play this week, and so will Gardner."
Like Sirianni, Hurts also kept the door open on his availability
for Saturday's game.
"Definitely a chance. Taking it day-by-day, though," Hurts said.
"Everybody knows I'm dealing with something. I think it's pretty
public and it's out there. ... I'm taking it one day at a time
with it and preparing against a really good defense."
Hurts, 24, has thrown for 3,472 yards with 22 touchdowns and
five interceptions. He also has rushed for 747 yards and 13
scores.
"We will play him when he's ready to play," Sirianni said. "If
that's this week, it's this week. If it's next week, it's next
week. When Jalen's ready to play, he's ready to play. All
aspects of it."
The NFC East-leading Eagles (13-1) can clinch the division title
with a win or tie against the Cowboys (10-4). They can clinch
home-field advantage and the NFC's lone first-round bye with a
win or a tie and a Minnesota Vikings' loss or tie against the
New York Giants on Saturday.
Philadelphia won the first meeting against Dallas his season
after the Cowboys swept the 2021 series with a pair of victories
by 20-plus points.
--Field Level Media
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