The Arizona Cardinals will play the Philadelphia Eagles in two Sundays in Week 15 at home in State Farm Stadium and very likely will be facing a rookie quarterback. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Philadelphia has decided to make Jalen Hurts their starting quarterback this week against the New Orleans Saints in Week 14.
Eagles’ HC Doug Pederson is naming Jalen Hurts his new starting quarterback and the rookie will start Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints, sources tell @mortreport and me. Carson Wentz now will backup Hurts.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 8, 2020
The move sends Carson Wentz to the bench.
Philadelphia is 3-8-1 and Wentz has struggled. He has a league-high 15 interceptions in 12 games and has been sacked a league-high 50 times. He has been sacked on over 10% of his dropbacks this season.
Unless Hurts gets injured against the Saints, Hurts will make his first road start in the NFL against the Cardinals. The Eagles play at home this weekend.
Hurts has seen spot action in 11 games this season. He has rushed 17 times for 82 yards and has caught one pass for three yards.
Before coming into the game to relieve Wentz in the Eagles’ 30-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Hurts had thrown three passes and completed them all, one each in three different games.
Against Green Bay, he was 5-for-12 passing for 109 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was sacked three times.
He was a fantastic player in college, playing three years for Alabama before transferring to Oklahoma for his senior season. In 2019, he passed for 3,851 yards, 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions, and he rushed for 1,298 yards and another 20 touchdowns.
He was drafted 53rd overall in the 2020 draft by Philadelphia.
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