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Cowboys Fan Chris Young Comments On The Eagles And Jalen Hurts

Dallas Cowboys fan Chris Young comments on the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts. Just one day after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated The Dallas Cowboys in week 9 of the NFL…

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Dallas Cowboys fan Chris Young comments on the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen Hurts.

Just one day after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated The Dallas Cowboys in week 9 of the NFL Season (11/6), Chris Young stopped to chat with Jeff and Justin as they crashed the CMA Awards.

Justin mentioned he was surprised to not see anything on Chris's social media of him commenting on the result of the game, knowing Chris is a diehard Cowboys fan.  So, Justin asked him if he wanted to comment and not only did Chris praise the Eagles, but he also mentioned our quarterback and put down a challenge.

"I will say this I love Jalen Hurts, I think he's fantastic and y'all definitely won that game. Your defensive line beat our offensive line on that last play really badly. That is not a Dak Prescott problem. Dak played lights out. If you look at his stat line actually his incompletions a lot of those are drops on his receivers. But look, end of the game, you guys won. Props if you're a Philly fan. This is a Cowboys fan saying props to you, but you have to come to our house soon."

Chris won't have to wait long, because the Eagles travel to Dallas on December 10th for a season rematch. Scroll into the :33 mark to hear him talk about the game and what it was like going to a World Series game this year.

The CMA Awards

The CMA Awards stand out as one of the most prestigious shows in country music. The 57th ceremony is poised to maintain this reputation. In addition, the primary focus of the CMA Awards remains the awards themselves. The highly anticipated categories are Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year. Notable figures in country music, like Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Carrie Underwood, and Jelly Roll, stand nominated for awards. However, Lainey Wilson takes the lead as the most nominated artist, boasting nine nominations and demonstrating a significant presence in the field. See the full list of nominations here. 


12 Songs That Chris Young Built His Brand On

Chris Young has been scoring consistent number-one songs in country music since he won the Nashville Star in 2006. To date, his song chart-topping success is at eleven.

Young recently praised fellow Tennessean and country star Jelly Roll. He said of his friend's success, "I'm just not even going to talk about me because, at this point, I just want to talk about him. And how welcoming and awesome and polite and nice that guy is. And you know, he's just having such a cool run right now."

He added, "I remember talking about this music he's putting out like, I think, well over a year ago. And it's just amazing to see him having the moment he's having. "

In the same interview, Chris cited a hero of his. He said, "A female artist that has definitely influenced me from the perspective of the stage show, vocalist, performance, and just how much she has accomplished in her career that I look up to is Reba McEntire. If you make a Mount Rushmore of country music, I have a whole lot of reasons why she should be on there."

He added, "And she's just a fantastic person and a fantastic artist. Another woman in the music industry that has really had a profound impact on me, especially from a songwriting perspective, is Liz Rose (frequent Taylor Swift collaborator). I got a chance to meet her really early on in my career, and obviously, she's had so many hits, so many hits. But just being in a room with her, being able to learn from her, I feel incredibly lucky to have that opportunity, and to have someone that's that adept at songwriting help me learn and help guide me as a songwriter and an artist."

As Chris celebrates his 38th birthday today (6/12) with his latest radio single, "Looking For You," entering the Top twenty on the country charts, we countdown what we believe are his finest songs.

12. "I'm Comin' Over" - (2015)

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It became Young's sixth number-one single on the Country Airplay chart dated November 28, 2015. Chris wrote the song himself and it was released as the lead single to his fifth studio album of the same name.


11. "Sober Saturday Night" (featuring Vince Gill) - (2016)

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Teaming up with Vince Gill, the song depicts a man who appears to be recovering from a hangover but who is actually "adapting to a new normal" without the influence of alcohol.


10. "The Man I Want to Be" - (2009)

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In the song, per the title, Chris describes the kind of man he wants to be. The first verse finds him realizing that he hasn't been the man he should ("I've spent my whole life gettin' it all wrong") and describing that he wants God's help to change.


9. "Voices" - (2008) 37 - re-release (2010)

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This song was first released in 2008 when it charted at number 37 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. Feeling the song was missed by radio, Young made the bold move of re-releasing the song in 2010 and the song got a new life going all the way to number one.


8. "Neon" - (2012)

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"Neon" received positive reviews from critics who praised the production, lyrics, and Chris’ vocal performance. It did however stop Young's five consecutive number-one hit run on the US Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 23.


7. "Aw Naw" - (2013)

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A fun song that has a video showing Chris hanging out at a bar behind the beverage door of a convenience store.


6. "Drinkin' Me Lonely" - (2008)

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Young’s debut single. It was released following his winning season 4 of ‘Nashville Star.’ The song is a ballad about drinking alcohol at a bar to cope with the heartache of losing a girlfriend/wife.


4. "Raised on Country" - (2019)

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The video for the song shows Young and his band going into a recording studio to record the song, while the tension and pulses from the song create a strange windstorm all over Nashville and around them.


3. "Drowning" - (2019)

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Chris wrote this emotional song in tribute to one of his friends, Adam, who died in a car accident.


2. "Think of You" (with Cassadee Pope) - (2016)

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"Think of You" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.


1. "Famous Friends" (with Kane Brown) - (2021)

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Young said of his duet with Kane Brown, "Kane and I have gotten to know each other over the years, from him being on tours with me, from us writing together, from me guesting on his album in the past. All of this stuff came together. 'Famous Friends' is fun, it's super up-tempo and I got to sing with my buddy Kane. All of this worked out as perfect as it possibly could on one song.”

Jeff Kurkjian is the morning show co-host on "The Andie Summers Show" on 92.5 XTU, Philly's Country Station. He's the nationally syndicated show host of "Jeff Kurkjian's Country Beat." As a content creator for 92.5 XTU he shares his perspective of being a dad, husband, country music and sports, specifically baseball.