Cam Jurgens played significant back pain in the last weeks of the season, while the Eagles of Philadelphia were fighting for a Super bowl championship. Back pain was even worse than Jurgens let pass.
By espnJurgens underwent a back procedure this week in Los Angeles to alleviate the nervous pain resulting from his back injury in the playoffs. Jurgens should be ready in time for the training camp in July.
Jurgens’ back injury was quite important, given that it was an emergency option at the center for the NFC championship match after working all week with the injury. Landon Dickerson started in the center, but had to leave the match at halftime with a knee injury. This pushed Jurgens to play in the center in the second half, and he allowed two pressures in 11 passenger blocking snaps.
Come back in time for the Super bowl was Jurgens’ priority, a game he started in the center and granted only one pressure in 29 passenger blocking snaps – a pressure rate per authorized deposit of 3.4%.
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When Jurgens was asked about his back injury after the NFC championship, he minimized the injury.
“Landon fights with shit. Everyone is fighting with shit,” said Jurgens in January. “I think we somehow went there to know what percentage I could do and how much I could do.”
It was a performance where Jurgens said he was “good enough” to play. He also discussed his back injury Super bowl Night Media, noting that it was good enough to stand for an hour and talk to the media.
The pain was severe enough to go through an off -season procedure. Jurgens was good enough to play through it, capping a season during which it allowed four bags and 19 pressures in 489 Snaps for blocking passes – a pressure rate per authorized department of 3.9% during its first season as an apparent heir to Jason Kelce.
Jurgens did the pro bowl in his first season as a departure center.
“When you enter a situation like that, you try to think that I need to fill the shoes of this guy, I need to be like Kelce, I need to do that, you will fail. Do not think of anyone can succeed, “said Jurgens. “I always looked at him as if I needed to be the best person I could be.
“I need to fill my own shoes. I am a hell of a good player and I just had to learn from my coaches, guys around me, and I just have to get better. I fought all year round. The coach of the offensive line of the Eagles Jeff Jeff Stoutland) was on my ass. “You fail.
