Pickett’s Perfect Storm: Kenny Pickett Helps Eagles Clinch Division Title in Thrilling Finale
Darius Slay put on his doctor hat and declared that Eagles backup quarterback Kenny Pickett played Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with broken ribs. Slay is a heckuva cornerback but he isn’t a doctor, so who knows how true that is?
Head coach Nick Sirianni would never reveal such details, but it was clear that Pickett’s ribs ached during the week when he was trying out flak jackets with more padding.
Broken or not, go ahead and admit it was a courageous effort by the Eagles backup quarterback, pressed into action for a concussed Jalen Hurts. It might be hard for many who showed up on my social media timelines calling Pickett unspeakable names, but give credit where credit is due.
“People always forget Kenny was a starting quarterback in this league and won a lot of games with Pittsburgh before,” said cornerback Darius Slay. “He did great things (Sunday) and let you all know he’s still here. Some great throws from Kenny. He had broken ribs a little bit.
“To see him out there competing like that. …For (Pickett) to come out and do that stuff showed how tough he is and how much he cares about his team, he put us in a great position to win and we appreciate it.”
Pickett played as long as he could, finally departing early in the third quarter and handing the controls and a 24-7 lead to third-string QB Tanner McKee, who tacked on 17 more points in the Eagles’ 41-7 blowout of the Dallas Cowboys to clinch the NFC East.
