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Execs, coaches, scouts rank NFL’s top 10 QBs for 2025 - ESPN+
9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles. Highest ranking: 6 | Lowest ranking: unranked. Age: 26 | Last year’s ranking: honorable mention. Hurts’ status is cemented. He’s a Super Bowl winner who plays big in big moments. He’s the most potent short-yardage quarterback rusher in NFL history. His streak of four consecutive seasons with 10 or more rushing touchdowns is the league’s longest ever for a passer. He’s also one of the game’s most accurate passers, ranking first in completion percentage over expected (+6.6). And he throws a beautiful deep ball. That touchdown pass to Devonta Smith in Super Bowl LIX was a Superdome-sized work of art. “He had a better year running the ball, and the way he played down the stretch when healthy was impressive,” said an AFC executive who voted Hurts in the top five. “Better throwing the ball in general this year and cut out the turnovers.” When asked to be a high-volume thrower in 2023 (538 attempts), Hurts struggled taking care of the ball, resulting in 15 interceptions. To his credit, he cut that number down to five in 2024, though on far fewer attempts (361). The question isn’t whether Hurts belongs in the top 10 — he undoubtedly does. It’s whether he has the ability from the pocket to vault into the top five eventually, as his Super Bowl pedigree would suggest he could. More than a few voters see shades of a Russell Wilson career arc — Hurts has many traits that contribute to winning at a high level but needs a steady running game around him and wouldn’t necessarily thrive in a pass-heavy system.
‘Hey, love you, man’ — How Sirianni and Hurts made it work together - NBCSP
What definitely wasn’t scripted was this exchange six months later at the Superdome as Sirianni pulled Hurts out of the Super Bowl with the Eagles up 40-6 in the fourth quarter: Sirianni: “Hey, love you, man.” Hurts: “Love you, too.” How did they get there? Sirianni said it was just a matter of finding common ground. “I think we both have this will to improve and this will to win,” he said. “And that works for us. That we’re just both so committed to getting better and both so committed to winning. And, you know, he loves football, I love football. “Sometimes, with relationships, the first thing that you try to do is find your common bonds with people. And ours is football, which is great, it’s about football. We both love the game. We both grew up in the game and as little kids going to practice. And we have this love for this game.” Whatever it took, it worked.
Jalen Hurts joins Michael Jordan and other stars at Jordan Brand’s Board of Greatness meeting in Greece - Inquirer
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