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.

PHILADELPHIA — Just days before the playoffs begin with a Wild Card game against the Green Bay Packers, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts returned to the field Wednesday for the first time since being knocked out of a game and entering concussion protocol on Dec. 22.

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a limited participant in practice Wednesday for the first time since he suffered a concussion in Week 16, clearing the way for him to start this weekend in an NFC wild-card playoff game.

The Eagles made a transaction Tuesday that could signal quarterback Jalen Hurts could be coming out of the concussion protocol very soon.

With the Eagles waiving backup quarterback Ian Book and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore saying he talked to Hurts about the Packers game plan, it appears Hurts could soon return to action.

The Eagles had their top two quarterbacks on the practice field on Wednesday. Head coach Nick Sirianni said before practice that Hurts would take part in his first on-field work since suffering a concussion in Week 16 and he was listed as a limited participant on the team's injury report.

Philadelphia will begin onfield preparation for wild card Sunday today, and Jeff McLane reports that Eagles QB Jalen Hurts should be on the field.

There is some uncertainty with the Packers' quarterback situation entering wild card weekend, but the other side of the matchup seems more settled as the practice week begins.

The second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles match up with the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round this upcoming weekend, and there’s the potential for a very good game to be had. We’ve seen this Packers-Eagles matchup before this season,

According to Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, Hurts is expected to practice on Wednesday. This is the first step toward the QB being ready for this weekend’s game against the Packers. On Tuesday the Eagles waived reserve quarterback Ian Book,

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is expected to practice Wednesday after missing Philadelphia's final two games with a concussion.