The Philadelphia Eagles are set to be without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts for the rest of the season. They could be without another star player for a considerable time after the latest injury update on wide receiver DeVonta Smith.
Smith has been dealing with a hamstring injury and has not practiced this week. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni addressed the possibility of shutting down Smith for the season.
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“Just want him to continue to get better,” Sirianni said. “We’ll see where that goes. He works extremely hard.”
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NFL fans reacted to the Eagles coach’s comments about their No.1 wide receiver.
“Sounds like he wants to tank,” wrote a fan.
“The Eagles’ season is over. NFC East is wide open,” wrote another fan.
“Shut him down for the season? What are we doing? It’s a hamstring in week 7 and he just played last week,” wrote a fan.
“Just shut him down for the year. The Eagles should just take this opportunity and throw this season away and get the best 1st-round draft pick we can for the draft. We aren’t going to do anything with this really banged-up team this season anyway,” wrote another fan.
“Boys tanking,” wrote a fan.
“I think Nick wants to get fired,” wrote another fan.
Apart from Smith, Eagles wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks also didn’t practice this week. The Eagles are expected to have Makai Lemon, Darius Cooper, Elijah Moore and Hollywood Brown in their wide receiver room for the game against the Dallas Cowboys.
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Eagles expected to go with backup wide receivers for Cowboys game
With DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks expected to miss Monday’s game against the Cowboys, the Eagles are likely to go ahead with the combination of Makai Lemon and Hollywood Brown.
The Eagles are 2-4 after the first six games and could be without two of their best players for the rest of the season.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
