Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens didn’t start Sunday’s NFC Championship game due to a back injury, but he finished it. When Landon Dickerson, Jurgens’s replacement, started struggling with his own injuries in the second half, Jurgens stepped in to help secure the Eagles’ dominant 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders.
Jason Kelce, who watched from the sidelines, knows firsthand how tough it is to play through a back injury in the trenches. He shared his raw reaction to Jurgens’s toughness in a text to Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, calling it “ridiculous” and praising Jurgens as a “warrior” for pushing through.
Kelce, who has spent over a decade in similar battles, understands the immense pain that comes with a back injury, especially for a lineman. Now, Jurgens has two weeks to heal before facing Kelce’s brother, Travis, and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
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