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Jalen Hurts is Sick, but it’s Not a Cold and it’s Not the Flu

The only Jalen Hurts updates we have as of 3:30 p.m. –
From The Insiders on #NFLPlus: The latest on #Eagles QB Jalen Hurts and #Seahawks QB Geno Smith for tonight… pic.twitter.com/nUHO0VwKZw
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2023
“It was described to me yesterday that Jalen Hurts was in real jeopardy of missing the game tonight..
I think he’s gonna try to play but I don’t know if he’s going to play” ~ @AdamSchefter #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/9I1vkF51Hi
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) December 18, 2023
Rap Sheet: “This is not a cold, this is not a little thing, it’s not actually the flu either.”
Could be leprosy or bubonic plague, but more than likely it’s COVID. Speculation, of course. I’m not a doctor, but I did get fucking wracked by COVID in October and this particular strain stinks. Keep in mind, however, that Hurts is a pro athlete in his prime and I’m a washed 2x girl dad who stares at a computer screen all day long.
This could be Hurts’ flu game. His Michael Jordan moment. 250 yards and three touchdowns tonight. He converts on the tush push to win, then collapses from exhaustion and we pump him full of fluids and fly that plane solo back to Philadelphia. Get this man some gummy vitamins and an Emergen-C.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com