Seattle Seahawks’ QB Geno Smith ‘a long shot’ to play, while Philadelphia Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts is likely to play in tonight’s game: Report
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The Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles could each be without their starting quarterback for tonight’s critical Week 15 game.
Seahawks’ starting quarterback Geno Smith has a nagging groin injury. Philadelphia starting quarterback Jalen Hurts has been dealing with an undisclosed illness.
Smith’s injury kept him out of the Seahawks’ Week 14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Smith is considered a “long shot” to start tonight when the Seahawks face the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Smith is listed as questionable, but he did practice on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, which could indicate he might play against the Eagles. Smith will be a gametime decision.
Backup Drew Lock would start if Smith is ruled out. Lock started against the 49ers, and he completed 22 of 31 passes for 269 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw two interceptions during the Seahawks’ 28-16 loss.
Hurts was downgraded to questionable after his illness worsened overnight, the team announced.
Hurts traveled to Seattle separately from the team in an effort to ensure no other player got sick. Hurts still hopes to play, and according to a report from Rapoport, “most players who deal with something like this do end up playing.”
If Hurts can’t go, backup Marcus Mariota would start. The former Oregon Ducks’ star hasn’t played very much this season. Mariota has attempted three passes and run twice in two appearances this season.
The Seahawks (6-7) hope to snap a four-game losing streak, the longest of head coach Pete Carroll’s tenure in Seattle. The Eagles look to rebound from last week’s 33-13 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts Will Play vs. Seattle Seahawks – Tracker
DEC 18 HURTS PLAYING Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (illness) is “feeling well enough to go” and will play tonight against the Seattle Seahawks, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Hurts traveled to Seattle separately from the team after popping up on the Saturday injury report with an undisclosed illness.
DEC 17 HURTS QUESTIONABLE Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts now appears to be trending in the wrong direction ahead of Monday night’s game at the Seattle Seahawks.
Hurts, who was a DNP at Saturday’s practice due to illness, has been downgraded to questionable after his condition “worsened overnight,” per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“Eagles are downgrading QB Jalen Hurts to questionable for Monday night’s game in Seattle after his sickness worsened overnight, per a source,” Schefter tweeted. “Hurts still is harboring hopes of playing Monday night, and is traveling to Seattle separately from the team so as to try not get anyone else sick.”
DEC 16 JALEN HURTS SICK Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is out of Saturday’s practice due to an illness, per Eagles reporter Jeff McLane. He is expected to travel with the team to Seattle for Monday night’s meeting with the Seahawks.
Hurts missing a practice for any reason is always going to raise some eyebrows, but Eagles fans can breath a sign of relief knowing that this isn’t an issue with the lingering knee injury that he’s been battling this season.
Ask Hurts, and he’d probably say that an illness will be the last thing to prevent from facing the Seahawks in a game that Philly needs to win to keep themselves in control of their own destiny to the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs.
This season, Hurts has gone 286 of 430 passing for 3,192 yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 picks to go along with 126 carries for 460 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns.
DEC 9 BIG DOM The NFL is prohibiting Philadelphia Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from being on the sideline for Sunday night’s road game against the Dallas Cowboys due to his role in the sideline altercation with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw last week.
DiSandro will still maintain his normal duties during Sunday’s game. It’s unclear if this sideline ban will be for the remainder of the season.
However, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, this decision appears to be ongoing.
“DiSandro and other Eagles’ officials met Friday morning at the league office in New York with commissioner Roger Goodell,” Schefter tweeted. “The league still is reviewing additional material to see if further discipline is warranted.”
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