Eagles: Jalen Hurts continues to make it impossible to root against him
No one had the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl when the season started, and not many had them in it at the halfway point. No one had Jalen Hurts as an MVP candidate before the season started, either. But, both of those have been wrong. This is a team, a franchise, and a quarterback, […]
No one had the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl when the season started, and not many had them in it at the halfway point. No one had Jalen Hurts as an MVP candidate before the season started, either. But, both of those have been wrong.
This is a team, a franchise, and a quarterback, that you simply cannot count out. All have been counted out, and all have been consistently proving doubters wrong this season. Especially Jalen Hurts.
This guy makes it impossible for anyone to root against him.
"I mean I know, you know, there was big surprise to many, big surprise to many," Hurts said when asked what he meant by his statement of being drafted in Philadelphia.
"But my favorite verse, you know, I went through a lot of stuff in college and it kind of stuck with me, John 13:7. You may not know now, but later you'll understand, hopefully, people understand."
First, let me start by saying that quote is cold. That is the quote of a guy with a killer instinct, much like the late great Philly native Kobe Bryant, or 'Mamba Mentality.'
Secondly, Hurts was referring to how many people doubted and disliked the fact that the Eagles picked him, within the organization, fanbase, national media, etc. Everyone doubted him. They used the fact that he lost his starting job to Tua Tagovailoa, and had to transfer to Oklahoma to play.
Then they said he couldn't throw, and that he was just a running quarterback. So far, he has proved all of that wrong, and along the way, just so happened to take his team to the Super Bowl.
He heard the hate. He used it as fuel, and now, hopefully, people understand. Hopefully, they understand by now, after taking his team to a Super Bowl, why he was drafted there.
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