Carson Wentz will be a healthy scratch for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Week 17 game against the Washington Football Team tonight, according to a report by NFL insider Mike Garafolo. Garafolo had the following to say about NFL Network:
Carson Wentz hopes to be inactive tonight when Jalen Hurts starts and Nate Sudfeld supports him. Eagles, I am told, still believe they can save the situation with Wentz in 2021 and beyond. I don’t want to risk anything, he won’t be in uniform tonight.
Hey, the Eagles are finally doing something smart for the first time! Good to see.
Clearly, there is no benefit to having Wentz active for this meaningless game. Whether they want to keep it or change it, they need it to get healthy in this off-season. Sitting him tonight guarantees that.
Although Jalen Hurts starts against Washington, it looks like he won’t play the entire game. Jeff McLane indicated that there could be a “quick hook”For the novice quarterback. It makes no sense to play too much of the Hurts if he is being killed with Brett Toth and Matt Pryor as his possible offensive tackles. It is better to try to go through this unmissable game with Sudfeld in the center.