Philadelphia Eagles Insider Describes Jalen Hurts as ‘Carson Wentz 2.0’

There was a time when Carson Wentz was the Philadelphia Eagles‘ franchise quarterback. He was even on track to receive some MVP votes until the franchise quickly soured on him following a string of challenges. Sound familiar?

The Eagles have another franchise quarterback who often finds himself in the MVP conversation. Today, it seems hard to fathom that the Eagles would have any thoughts about moving on from Jalen Hurts any time soon.

Yet, that’s what they said about Wentz too, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was gone after just five seasons. Meanwhile, Hurts is in his sixth season with the Birds, but some are starting to wonder whether he’ll even make it to Year 7 in Philadelphia.

Specifically, longtime Eagles insider Derrick Gunn’s appearance on The Seth Joyner Show peeled back part of the curtain. The most interesting part? When Gunn called the Eagles’ QB situation “Carson Wentz 2.0.”

Specifically, his teammates and members of the coaching staff have grown “frustrated” with how Hurts operates. Funnily enough, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the Eagles being “frustrated” with their franchise QB this month.

Carson Wentz 2.0 sounds pretty alarming. Hurts is in Year 2 of a five-year, $255 million contract with the Eagles. Philadelphia would incur a $32.6 million dead cap charge if he’s traded before June 1. That’s reasonable enough to consider a change if Howie Roseman is motivated enough.

Yet, the Eagles are high on Tanner McKee. But whether they think highly enough to turn the keys of the franchise over to the 2023 sixth-round pick seems hard to fathom.

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