The Nick Sirianni Jalen Hurts update that Eagles fans have been waiting weeks for finally arrived on Wednesday — and while it brought no new medical timeline, it brought something the team had not offered since their franchise quarterback disappeared from public view: a few honest words from his head coach.
Hurts has not been seen in public since the Philadelphia Eagles placed him on injured reserve after their trip to London, following a shocking diagnosis of blood clots. The team has said almost nothing about him since. On Wednesday, before practice ahead of the Week 9 game against the New York Giants, Sirianni finally broke that silence.
Nick Sirianni Jalen Hurts Update: What the Coach Said
“Of course I’ve seen him, and I have no new update on anything. But of course, I’ve talked to him, and in constant communication with him,” Sirianni told reporters, according to Heavy.com. “I know he’s resting and recovering. I miss him like crazy, you know, and so yeah, but nothing new on that front. But yeah, I know he’s resting and recovering, and you know we’re all still praying for him and hoping for a speedy recovery.”
It was the first substantive comment from the head coach since Hurts was shut down, and the tone said as much as the words. Sirianni did not dress anything up. There is no timeline, no target date, no talk of a return — only rest, recovery and hope.
McNabb’s Conversation Brought Hurts Back Into the Spotlight
The subject had returned to the conversation a day earlier, when former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb revealed on Tuesday, November 3, that he had recently spoken with Hurts. “I had an opportunity to talk to him a little bit,” McNabb said on Eagles Collective. “He’s doing well. He’s in good spirits.”
It was a rare, positive update — and it set up the question Sirianni faced on Wednesday. The coach’s answer matched McNabb’s account: Hurts is doing as well as can be expected, but nobody inside the building is putting a date on anything.
Eagles Struggling Without Their Franchise Quarterback
The Eagles badly need their quarterback back, but this is not an injury to rush. Blood clots ended Hurts’ season, and the priority now is his health, not the standings. In the meantime, the team is trying to navigate life without him — and it has not gone well.
Philadelphia was 2-3 when Hurts went down. Since Tanner McKee took over as the starter, the Eagles have dropped three straight games. They now enter Week 9 as underdogs against the New York Giants, a position this team is not used to. For background on how the situation reached this point, see our earlier report on the NFLPA demanding a full investigation into the Eagles’ handling of Hurts’ medical care.
What Comes Next for Hurts and the Eagles
With Hurts likely out for the rest of the year, there is no reason for a timeline — and Sirianni made clear the team is not looking for one. The key for the quarterback now is getting the proper recovery time he needs before even thinking about getting back on the field. Read the full original report from Heavy.com here.
The silence around Hurts had lasted since the London trip and the move to injured reserve, with the team saying almost nothing in the weeks that followed. McNabb’s remark on Tuesday was the first outside word on him, and Sirianni’s answer on Wednesday — no new update, constant communication, resting and recovering — is now the latest Nick Sirianni Jalen Hurts update on record. The Week 9 game against the Giants is the next test for McKee and the Eagles while they wait for news on their quarterback.
For now, the Eagles will keep going with McKee under center and hope their season is still alive by the time the only question that matters — Hurts’ health — has a better answer.