Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts sustained a concussion in a 36-33 loss to the Washington Commanders on Sunday, and he remains in the NFL’s return-to-participation protocol. Until he clears that hurdle, the former Alabama quarterback can’t play, and the Eagles have a game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
But that did not prevent Hurts from celebrating Christmas by presenting each of Philadelphia’s offensive linemen with a custom golf cart on Christmas Eve.
Olivia Reiner of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Hurts and running back Saquon Barkley presented the golf carts to the offensive linemen as a joint Christmas gift. Each cart bore the lineman’s name and number and carried the logos of Hurts and Barkley on the back.
The Philadelphia offensive linemen include Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen from Alabama and Jack Driscoll from Auburn.
In his fourth year as the Eagles’ starting quarterback, Hurts is in the second season of a five-year, $255 million contract. Barkley joined Philadelphia in the offseason via NFL free agency for a three-year, $37.75 million contract.
The loss on Sunday ended a 10-game winning streak. The Eagles have a 12-3 record for the 2024 season with two regular-season games remaining on the schedule before they head into the playoffs, which they’ve reached in every season with Hurts as the starter.
This season, Hurts has completed 248-of-361 passes for 2,903 yards with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. His 68.7 percent completion rate, 5.0 touchdown-pass rate and 103.7 passing-efficiency rating are the highest of his career. Hurts also had run for 630 yards and 14 touchdowns on 150 carries. He’s tied for the NFL lead in rushing touchdowns and one away from tying the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in one season.
Barkley is the NFL rushing leader with 1,838 yards and 13 touchdowns on 314 carries, leaving him within striking distance of the league’s ninth 2,000-yard rushing season.
