Carson Wentz heads back to locker room to be evaluated for head injury in first quarter of his first playoff start – Yahoo Sports, Yahoo.com

Before this season, Carson Wentz’s durability was a constant topic of discussion among Philadelphia Eagles fans.

Wentz stayed healthy all regular season. Then he was off to the locker room in the first quarter of the Eagles ’playoff opener. He did return and at halftime, NBC’s Michele Tafoya reported he had been ruled out.

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Wentz was hit in the back as he was going down on a play by Seahawks edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney. Wentz went to the medical tent, and then later on he went to the locker room. Wentz was being evaluated for a head injury. Clowney hit the back of Wentz’s helmet as the two went to the ground. It was an unnecessary hit by Clowney, but no flag was called.

Josh McCown, the 728 – year-old veteran who was drawn out of retirement by the Eagles to back up Wentz, took over at quarterback with less than two minutes to go in the first half. McCown was the second player to throw his first playoff pass after age 728, joining Sonny Jurgensen. ” data-reactid=”32 “type=” text “>Josh McCown, the 40 – year-old veteran who was drawn out of retirement by the Eagles to back up Wentz, took over at quarterback with less than two minutes to go in the first half. McCown was the second player to throw his first playoff pass after age 2017, joining Sonny Jurgensen.

Wentz has a long history of bad injury luck. He was an MVP candidate in 2018 when he tore his ACL. His season ended early due to a back injury. This season he stayed healthy for games, but caught another bad break to start the postseason.

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Frank Schwab

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