Jalen Hurts' first step toward preparing to play the Washington Commanders in Sunday's NFC Championship Game will be participating in Wednesday's walkthrough.
"He'll be out there in walkthrough," Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said of his QB.
Sirianni added that he felt the Eagles would be best-served with a walkthrough, as opposed to a full practice on Wednesday.
The coach also noted that rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who was ruled out of this past Sunday's Divisional Round win over the Los Angeles Rams with a shoulder injury, also is expected to participate in Wednesday's walkthrough.
Hurts appeared to tweak his left knee in the win over the Rams when he was hit awkwardly on one of the seven sacks he took in the game. Although Hurts didn't miss a play in the game, he clearly was limited in his movement thereafter.
Immediately after the game, Hurts was mostly mum on the status of his knee but said, "I was able to finish the game. We'll see how the week goes," before insisting that he'd be good to go on Sunday.
The Eagles already have their hands full for this weekend's game against the Commanders and their star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. The teams split their two regular-season meetings, and the Eagles held Daniels in check in the earlier win in Philadelphia.
But in the rematch in Washington in Week 16, Daniels accounted for five TDs and 349 yards of offense in the Commanders' 36-33 victory. In that game, Hurts did not return after suffering a concussion on a first-quarter run.
Sirianni was asked on Wednesday about the impending QB showdown and whether he feels that Hurts' competitiveness will be ratcheted up going against Daniels. The coach believes Hurts will bring the same level of competitiveness that he always does.
"I think what I love most about Jalen Hurts is that he's consistent and that he's the same-level guy all the time," Sirianni told reporters. "No matter who we're playing, when we're playing, (whatever) game, he's consistent. He's the same guy. He loves football. He loves the process that it takes. He loves the weight room.
"Jalen's pretty stoic, as you guys know, and I love that about him. Same thing I said about Jayden Daniels -- that he's calm, cool -- I feel the exact same thing about Jalen Hurts. I don't think he gets wrapped too much into that. He's wrapped into winning each and every football game. I love that about our quarterback and how he goes (about) his business every day."
