Eagles coach Nick Sirianni remains tight-lipped on starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, who has missed the last two games — both losses — with the injury to his throwing shoulder, Josh Tolentino of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Last week, Hurts returned to the practice field for the first time since he suffered the injury Dec. 18 at Chicago. Hurts threw passes during the portion of practice open to reporters, but Sirianni acknowledged that backup Gardner Minshew took all of the reps with the first-team offense that typically are designated for Hurts.

Whether Hurts returns for the looming Week 18 matchup remains to be seen.

Asked by WIP-FM if the importance of the Giants game would have any bearing on whether Hurts plays, Sirianni said Tuesday, “If Jalen’s ready to play health-wise, then we’ll play him. And I think especially seeing yesterday Damar [Hamlin] and everything, we’ve got to think of our player safety first and foremost every single time regardless of the circumstances of ‘this is a must-win’ or ‘this has to happen here.’”

“I know Jalen wants to get back,” Sirianni said Monday. “That’s been his message to me ever since this happened. It’s hard to keep him down because of how tough he is, the kind of competitor he is. He wants to go. ... Obviously, he’s disappointed like we’re all disappointed walking out of that stadium. Jalen is an ultimate competitor.”

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