ESPN: Jalen Hurts on ‘1-Year Audition’ to Become Eagles’ Long-Term Starting QB
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The Philadelphia Eagles are reportedly
set to use the 2022 NFL season as a “one-year audition” to see
whether Jalen Hurts can firmly establish himself as their franchise
quarterback.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported Friday on
SportsCenter the Eagles believe Hurts now has the necessary weapons,
led by the offseason acquisition of A.J. Brown from the Tennessee
Titans, to take a step forward in his development:
“They’re saying that Jalen Hurts is well positioned to make himself a long-term starter because the Eagles have surrounded him with a good team. Now he’s got A.J. Brown opposite DeVonta Smith. He’s pretty much got everything he needs, and he’s embracing that pressure. This is clearly a one-year audition. The 2023 draft class is very strong at quarterback, so the Eagles have 17 games, or more, to figure out if Hurts is the guy. Talking to people around the league, they said look, ‘This is a player who has gotten better, who works really hard, who teammates like a lot.’ It’s just with his game, does he get exposed a bit over a full season? Do the Eagles have to hide him or can they open up the playbook and he can do a little bit of everything and see the full field? That’s sort of what they’re waiting to see. They feel like Hurts hasn’t proved that as of yet.”
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