Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts not too long ago acknowledged that he is “excited” about taking extra accountability on the line of scrimmage following the offseason retirement of future Corridor of Fame middle and franchise icon Jason Kelce.
Throughout the newest version of the “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce” podcast, Jason Kelce touched upon Hurts’ new duties starting with Philadelphia’s regular-season opener in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers in Brazil on Friday.
“I believe him taking over this as a accountability goes to speed up his recreation throughout the board,” Kelce stated about Hurts, as shared by Ryan Canfield of Fox Information Digital. “I believe he’s prepared for it. One, from a data base. Two, I believe he’s prepared for it simply by being a extra skilled participant. He’s going to be extra of a frontrunner and must be extra of a frontrunner and have extra of this accountability on him. I’m excited to see how this goes for him this yr.”
Questions on Hurts’ leadership style first arose because the 2023 Eagles fell from 10-1 to 11-6 earlier than they suffered a humbling 32-9 wild-card playoff loss on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Subsequent reports launched through the summer season then touched upon how Hurts’ relationship with head coach Nick Sirianni allegedly turned “‘fractured’ and unhealthy” final season.
No matter is and/or is not true in regards to the Hurts-Sirianni scenario, it now seems that new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore and new quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier would be the loudest voices in Hurts’ ear till additional discover. Moore and Nussmeier spent parts of the offseason serving to Hurts take command of Philadelphia’s offense following Kelce’s departure.
“I believe he’s able to take this subsequent step and I believe, in some methods, it goes to assist him grow to be a greater participant,” Kelce continued. “I don’t assume you learn into this negatively. …I’m excited to observe how Jalen grows as a participant.”
Both Moore and New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick might routinely be mentioned all through the autumn as candidates to switch Sirianni, particularly if the Eagles get off to a gradual begin. As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Philadelphia as a two-point favourite for Friday’s showdown versus Inexperienced Bay.
