Cam Jurgens' Stem Cell Treatment: A New Lease on Life

0:00It's March 26th. This is NFL News today, AI-powered stories shaping the season. Philadelphia Eagles sensor Cam Jurgens battled a serious back injury during the late 2024 season. It hampered his play through the team's postseason push and their Super Bowl 59 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. The two-time pro-Buller then had surgery, but it led to ongoing problems into 2025. Earlier this offseason, Jurgens traveled to Columbia for stem cell treatment to address the lingering effects. He described the procedure as a key step in speeding up his recovery from the initial operation. Jurgens called that playoff stretch the toughest time of his life because of the pain, yet also the most rewarding due to the championship win. A broken disc had pressed on his sciatic nerve, making even walking a challenge, but he pushed through with an epidural injection for the big game. Now, several weeks after the stem cells, he's reporting steady improvement and more normal movement. This was no, it can take time for the treatment to fully take hold.

1:02As the Eagles offseason program kicks off soon, Jurgens feels ready to return to his best on the field and put the injury behind him.