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Eagles' Jalen Hurts Doubtful vs. Saints, Reportedly Made Big Strides in Injury Rehab

The Philadelphia Eagles officially ruled Jalen Hurts as doubtful for Sunday's matchup against the New Orleans Saints.

Nick Underhill

Marcus Maye is out. Major situation against this opponent <a href="https://t.co/Iecj2Grpg0">pic.twitter.com/Iecj2Grpg0</a>

But according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, Hurts has made major progress in returning from his right shoulder injury this week after missing the team's Week 16 loss against the Dallas Cowboys.

Tom Pelissero

<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> QB Jalen Hurts (shoulder) is doubtful to play Sunday, but sources say he made significant strides this week in returning to practice and the team is very confident he'll return in the short term.