#Eagles QB Jalen Hurts sent a letter today to the Washington Football Team and the NFL, asking what follow-up action will be taken after a “near-tragic incident” when a railing collapsed Sunday at FedEx Field. Several fans fell; Hurts narrowly avoided potentially serious injury. pic.twitter.com/dfgwGndH9h
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 4, 2022
Jalen Hurts is a man of the people, so it should be no surprise that the Eagles star is interjecting himself into the aftermath of a significant post-game accident in Washington.
After the Eagles, 20-16 win on Sunday, Hurts was heading to the locker room and set to high five Philadelphia fans near the visitors’ tunnel when a railing full of fans collapsed, nearly falling on top of the quarterback.
Here’s video of the incident at FedEx Field from @MikeGarafolo pic.twitter.com/2hbtW4Mnsj
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 4, 2022
Hurts kept his cool and even took photos with fans after the incident, and during his post-game press conference, addressed the situation more, calling it a near-tragic event. On Tuesday after news broke that Washington had yet to respond to the situation, nor offered any help to those involved in the fall, Hurts wrote the Football Team and the NFL a lengthy letter, calling for follow-up action.
Hurts released this statement on Tuesday, as the Eagles began preparation for Saturday night’s matchup against Dallas.
“It didn’t hit me until after the fact Hurts said. Having some time to reflect on it… I want to make sure it doesn’t happen again. That’s all I care about … It could have been much much worse.”
Several current and former NFL players and staffers have commented on FedEx Field over the past few days, calling it a “dump” and one of the worst, if not the worst stadium in the NFL.
Hopefully, Sunday’s accident will lead to need renovations.
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