
Philadelphia Eagles starting center Cam Jurgens went down with a knee injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s 28-22 win over the Minnesota Vikings and did not return.
There wasn't much update after the game other than that Jurgens would undergo an MRI.
And on Monday, head coach Nick Sirianni provided little to no update on Jurgens, which sounded like he will miss Sunday's rematch against the New York Giants.
"We’ll see. I haven’t gotten with the doctors quite yet," Sirianni said. "That’ll be a little bit later. I usually get with them a little bit after I talk to you guys. Just finishing up with the players right now and about to get into our game planning purposes. That’s usually the time I get with them, so we’ll see. I know he’ll do everything he can do to be as ready as soon as he possibly can."
The Eagles have used both Landon Dickerson and Brett Toth to fill Jurgens' place. How the Eagles decide who moves over simply depends on the situation and opposing offense, according to Sirianni.
"Flexibility is huge, and to have guys that can play multiple spots is really important. You always need multiple centers ready on game day just because not everybody can do that job. You decide what’s best in that moment. Is it Landon there and Brett in for Landon, or do you just have one change there?
"I think at the end of the day, what helps you make those decisions is your trust in the guys that are ready to step in. This game produces so many moments where guys are called upon that maybe you didn’t think would be called upon. They’re in uniform, they’re ready to be called upon, and you think about it, but you don’t necessarily know what’s going to happen. We’ve had so many good contributions."
The Eagles haven't had much luck with Toth stepping up in place of Jurgens, but Dickerson has proven to be someone they can count on.
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