Jalen Hurts continues to impress in his third season, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to an 11-1 record and currently number one in the NFC. Is he a top contender for the NFL MVP this year? Watch Eagles at Giants Sunday at 6pm live on Sky Sports.
Will Jalen Hurts be named NFL MVP in 2022? Can he beat Patrick Mahomes for the prize?
But I’m here to talk about the 24-year-old Philadelphia third-year star and tell you why his contribution matters the most to the Eagles, as they boast the best 11-1 record in the NFL.
MVP awards are given based on the current season, and only this one. However, you have to know the history of Hurts to understand where he came from.
In 2016, Hurts was already in the national spotlight. He was the first freshman to make the Alabama college football team in 32 years. His 36 full touchdowns that season broke a high school record and he shone like a true double-threat QB.
Despite all the success and accolades that year and the next, Hurts ended up on the bench in the middle of a national championship game for another rising star (Tua Tagovailoa, have you heard of him?) and remained on the sidelines for the next season.
2019 got off to a fresh start with a transfer to another large school in Oklahoma. Taking the reins again as a starter and a vastly improved passer, Hurts smashed. In his first game, he broke the school record for total yards with 508 offensive yards. myself. He finished the year with 52 touchdowns and finished second to Joe Barrow (heard of him again?) in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
The 2020 NFL Draft kicked off the Hurts’ professional history and it’s been a real roller coaster. He was selected 53rd overall, but his home was a surprise Philadelphia, as a stand-in for then-starter Carson Wentz.
You probably know the rest of the story – Wentz was on the bench and ended up being traded that offseason. Head coach Doug Pederson was fired and the Hurts-Nick Sirianni duo’s first year showed signs of what was to come this year. The Hurts finished 2021 with an 8-7 starter record, a playoff run, a Pro Bowl alternate selection and intriguing stats (3,144 passing yards with a passer rating of 87.2, as well as 784 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns).
This brings us back to the present moment, where Hurts is bringing together all of its past experience and thriving in all areas…
