How Cam Jurgens worked to fend of sea barnacles while on IR originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Eagles right guard Cam Jurgens has spent the last five weeks on Injured Reserve with a foot injury. But if you were able to sneak a peek into the Eagles’ offensive line meeting room you definitely wouldn’t have known.
Jurgens on Thursday said offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland kept asking him questions in meetings over the last month as if Jurgens was still in the starting lineup … just to make sure he wasn’t slacking.
As Jurgens explained all this in the locker room, left tackle Jordan Mailata walked by and overheard the conversation.
“That’s true. I can attest to that,” Mailata said. “He gets questioned more than the guys who are playing. I’m serious. [Stoutland] said, ‘I can’t let you be collecting sea barnacles, Cam.’”
No sea barnacles.
“No sea barnacles,” Jurgens agreed.
The good news for Jurgens is that when he suffered a foot injury back on Oct. 1, his season wasn’t completely sunk.
The 24-year-old starting right guard knew he would be able to return this year and he’ll get that chance on Monday Night Football against the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs. The Eagles activated Jurgens’ practice window before the Cowboys game but elected to give him a couple extra weeks to heal.
But with the Super Bowl rematch on deck, it appears that Jurgens is ready to return. He was working with the first-team offensive line between Jason Kelce and Lane Johnson as the Eagles took the field for their first practice of the week on Thursday.
“Just pumped to go out there and practice and hit some people,” Jurgens said. “It’s fun.”
Knowing that his injury wasn’t a season-ender was a big boost for Jurgens. He mentioned on Thursday that this injury wasn’t nearly as bad as some others he’s had in his football career or as bad as injuries around the NFL. In his case, Jurgens pointed to an ankle injury he had in high…
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Publish date : 2023-11-17 12:00:00
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