EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jalen Hurts says the right middle finger on his throwing hand simply “popped out.”
The gruesome injury to the Eagles quarterback was bad enough. Another loss that sent the Eagles to a 1-5 finish in the regular season was just as nasty in Philadelphia — and Hurts says he’s taking the injury “day by day” ahead of next week’s NFC wild-card playoff game against Tampa Bay.
Hurts didn’t wear a wrap or any kind of protective device on his finger after the Eagles lost 27-10 to the New York Giants on Sunday night. Wide receiver A.J. Brown wasn’t using crutches and didn’t appear to be in a brace after he left the game with an injured right knee, perhaps a positive sign the 1,000-yard receiver will be good to go against the Buccaneers.
Hurts and Brown joined a growing list of injury concerns that plague the Eagles ahead of the postseason.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said he hoped both players would be fine, “but we’ll see as the week goes.”
With the injuries piling up and trailing 24-0 shortly before halftime, the playoff-bound Eagles pulled Hurts and key offensive line starters Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson, apparently giving up on their chance to play for an NFC East title.
Early in the second half, Philadelphia announced that Brown, safety Reed Blankenship (groin) and guard-backup center Cam Jurgen (eye) were injured and would not return.
Micah McFadden recovered the ball for New York.
Brown lay on the field for a couple of minutes, walked gingerly to the the medical tent favoring his right left and then went to
