PHILADELPHIA − If you were looking for Eagles coach Nick Sirianni to declare quarterback Jalen Hurts ready for the playoffs, well, Sirianni brushed that aside like the Eagles did to the New York Giants on Sunday to close out the regular season.

“ Jalen Hurts is slated to be at Eagles practice today, sources said. A notable step forward as the QB works his way out of concussion protocol and prepares to start in Sunday’s first round playoff game vs. the Packers,” Eagles reporter Jeff McLane wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

As the Eagles begin preparing for the Green Bay Packers, Jalen Hurts remains in the concussion protocol. Nick Sirianni is growing a little tired of answering questions about the status of Jalen Hurts. But after the Eagles finished off their meaningless 20-13 victory over the New York Giants Sunday afternoon, it’s where all eyes turned. Naturally.

Hurts has been out since suffering a concussion on Dec. 22, but could be trending towards a return on Sunday for the playoffs.

Tanner McKee, the Eagles’ third-string quarterback, could make his first NFL start in the regular-season finale against the New York Giants on Sunday. The Eagles ruled out Jalen Hurts (concussion) and listed Kenny Pickett (ribs) as questionable on the final injury report Friday.

Hurts, who suffered a concussion against the Washington Commanders on Dec. 22, missed the Eagles' final two regular-season games while going through the NFL's concussion protocol.

The path to finding the New York Giants' next franchise quarterback has been complicated by their recent Week 17 win over the Colts and subsequent slide in

The Philadelphia Eagles finished one of their best regular seasons in franchise history. They won 14 games and the NFC East title.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts remains in concussion protocol as the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for Sunday's wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers. Head coach Nick Sirianni told the media on Monday that Hurts is still in the protocol following the concussion he sustained early in the Eagles' Week 16 game against the Washington Commanders.

Jalen Hurts has missed the last two games for the Philadelphia Eagles as the quarterback remains in the NFL's concussion protocol. Sunday's regular-season finale a

Jalen Hurts remains in concussion protocol, but after missing the last two games, he took a step forward on Wednesday to return for the playoffs.