Jalen Hurts has reached a level of stardom that many doubted he ever would.
If not for a sprained right shoulder, which cost him two games last season, Hurts very likely would have inched out Patrick Mahomes for league MVP honors. Hurts deserves a lot of credit for the work he’s put in since arriving in Philadelphia from Oklahoma, as he’s developed into one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL. And in doing so, he’s impressed his teammates and coaches with his relentless work ethic
Eagles coach Nick Siranni praised Hurts’ willingness to be coached following the team’s offseason workouts on Thursday.
“Jalen may be the most coachable person I’ve ever been around in my life,” Sirianni said via Pro Football Talk “And he’s just always looking to get better. Now, that’s our job as coaches to make sure we’re feeding him good information. He’s so coachable and he just keeps getting better, and he keeps getting better, and he keeps getting better. And so I do, I see another jump in everything that he’s done — with the accuracy, with the decision-making. I mean, we’re doing 7-on-7 so there is no … pass rush except for the people who are walking at him with the bags. … But I do see his development continuing.
“That’s what we talk about with Jalen all the time. I don’t know what his ceiling is because he just keeps getting better and he’s going to continue to do that. So I’ve seen that same jump — the speed of which he makes his decisions, the accuracy of his throws, he’s really had a good spring.”
Across three seasons, Hurts tallied 7,906 yards and 44 touchdowns. He earned Pro Bowl honors in 2022.
Hurts signed a large contract extension this offseason. And with a new-money average of $51 million per year, Hurts’ signing makes him the highest-paid player in the league. Well, at least for now.
While he got his payday, Hirts is now focused on bringing a championship back to Philadelphia after coming up just short in 2022.
[Pro Football Talk; photo from Patrick Breen/The Republic/USA Today Network]
