A huge contract for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Jalen Hurts who is going to be spending a whole lot more time in this great city. He got an absolutely MASSIVE contract for his hard work the last few seasons with the Eagles.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 21: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after defeating the Washington Football Team at Lincoln Financial Field on December 21, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
If you saw the breaking news yesterday, he agreed to a five-year, $255 million extension which is absolutely amazing for this young quarterback who led the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2022. That means he will be quarterback for this team through the 2027 season, AWESOME!
Eagles and Jalen Hurts reached agreement on a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.304 million guaranteed, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 17, 2023
Hurts becomes the highest-paid player in NFL history in a deal negotiated by Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports Group and Eagles’ GM Howie Roseman. pic.twitter.com/DXG0ZWzsGJ
This Is What The City Needed
A lot of the times when players take their team to (or win) the Super Bowl, well they end up leaving to play for a team that is going to pay them for their efforts in the previous year. In fact, the Eagles actually lost both their offensive and defensive coordinators in the offseason and had to replace those guys.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 29: Reed Blankenship #32 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates with teammateafter recovering a fumble against the San Francisco 49ers during the fourth quarter in the NFC Championship Game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 29, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Jalen Hurts Contract Is Huge
In an offseason where a lot of players are lingering with big contract deals (cough cough Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens cough) this is huge for the front office to get this deal done.
In fact, maybe it’s a good thing like quarterbacks like Jackson who is looking to find his worth in the open market and with a deal like 5-years, $255 million, well that’s only going to up the value of the quarterbacks around the league, at least set the standard.
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