"Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, is a Super Bowl champion, the reigning Super Bowl M.V.P. He has played in two of the past three Super Bowls; in his first one, in 2023, he had put on one of the best performances of his career, never mind that his team ended up losing that year. Hurts has never missed the playoffs as a starting quarterback. He can launch deep balls or find a small crease, rip open the defense, and run."
"He never seems confused or overwhelmed. He, sometimes literally, carries the team on his back. All he does is improve. On Thursday night, in the N.F.L. season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, he calmly but powerfully took what the defense gave him, in the air and on the ground, leading his team to the win. He looked in control. Then again, he throws in stinkers from time to time."
Jalen Hurts is a Super Bowl champion and reigning Super Bowl MVP who has started in two of the past three Super Bowls and never missed the playoffs as a starter. He can launch deep passes, exploit small running creases, and extend plays with decisive rushing, often carrying his team and improving each season. He performed calmly and effectively in a season opener against the Cowboys, taking what defenses offered through the air and on the ground. He still throws poor passes sometimes and lacks the transcendent traits of quarterbacks like Mahomes, Jackson, or Allen. The quarterback position carries outsized cultural pressure and spectacle in American sports.
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