For Jalen Hurts — Winning the Big Game Is In the Rearview. Now He Moves Into the NFL’s Historic, Elite Class.
It was August of 2024— on a Novacare Complex downstairs escalator — a birds legend met an former birds legend. For Jalen Hurts — meeting Randall Cunningham wasn’t just a highlight. It was an honor. Long before Jalen Hurts was alive on the earth — Randall Cunningham was making some of the most athletic plays in Eagles history. What the UNLV star he didn’t do in eleven NFL seasons in Philadelphia— was to win a championship.
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For Jalen Hurts — the weight of capturing the ultimate trophy in sports today — has been lifted. In five NFL seasons as an Eagles starting quarterback — Hurts has won two NFC Championships and a Super Bowl. He has reached the NFC Playoffs during each season that has been a starter. Now the focus of Hurts and the Eagles shifts to solidifying a modern Eagles legacy. The greatest Eagles offense in franchise history isn’t satisfied with just one trophy.
The Eagles offense — an athletic mix of veteran excellence and outstanding youth — now has a window of opportunity. The opportunity will be closing quickly — as other NFL teams continue to cherry pick that same talent. NFL talent in Philadelphia. For Jalen Hurts — whose role was not certain when the Eagles drafted him in 2020 — is now dependent on him not to just win. But to become an elite franchise quarterback with multiple rings.
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He’ll need to look no farther than Randall. When it came to athleticism for the Eagles — Randall had it all. He could punt, he could throw the ball a mile, he was elusive on his feet. What he didn’t have were the weapons on offense, or a coaching staff anywhere like what Jalen Hurts has today. And Jalen now has a Super Bowl ring.
When it comes to finding a franchise quarterback — we don’t have to very look far, either. He’s already on the roster.
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