Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts reflected on his team’s NFC Championship win, noting that he has had to hold on to his faith amid many doubters early on in his NFL career.
The Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-7 last weekend to secure their spot in the Super Bowl.
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“My first year here, I mean, they probably didn’t even want to draft me here,” Hurts told reporters when asked to reflect on his journey since joining the NFL in the 2020 season as former head coach Doug Pederson was fired following the team’s 4-11-1 finish. “Probably one of those things, but it always handles itself.”
The former second-round draft pick shrugged off the notion that he came to the NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles with people who doubted him.
“I know that it was a big surprise to many,” Hurts said. “A big surprise to many, but my favorite verse — you know, I went through a lot of stuff in college and it kind of stuck with me — John 13:7: ‘You may not know now but later you’ll understand.’ Hopefully, people understand.”
As Hurts now prepares to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory after becoming the youngest quarterback in franchise history to start in a playoff game at age 23, he is refusing to get caught up in the hype of the moment.
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“I never knew how far we’d go,” he said, “but I never said it couldn’t be done.”
The Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12.
