Jalen Hurts got his revenge of the Super Bowl 57 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs as the Philadelphia Eagles lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The Eagles QB was right on the money and led his side to a 40-22 win, crushing Patrick Mahomes and Co.’s dream of a three-peat.
Hurts’ path to NFL stardom has been anything but conventional. Let’s take a look at what the Eagles’ star had to say about his journey from being benched in the CFP National Championship to winning the Super Bowl.
Jalen Hurts’ Journey to the Super Bowl
Hurts never took the easy route. At Alabama, he led one of college football’s most dominant programs to consecutive national championship games — only to be benched at halftime on the sport’s biggest stage. Instead of letting that moment define him, he embraced it, grew from it, and used it as motivation.
The Eagles’ star didn’t let an early interception hold him back in Super Bowl 59. He played a great game and was named the Super Bowl MVP following the win. Hurts talked to PFSN and other reporters about how he made his way to the top after lifting the hardware.
“It’s been a very unprecedented journey. And the journey is always the beginning until it’s the end. It means a lot. I put in a lot of work over the years, embracing everything, taking every challenge head on, taking every joy and achievement and success and processing them all as one,” Hurts began.
“It’s been a fun ride, and I’ve embraced every step. I take great pride in never backing down from a challenge and always turning my negatives into positives, turning my weaknesses and making them my strengths. It’s taken great effort and determination to evolve my game over time and just continue to improve. My family has been there every step of the way,” he added.
Hurts revealed the mindset that enabled him to drop a record-breaking season and lead his side to glory. He also credited his teammates for the contribution they had in the franchise’s success.
“I’m still processing. It’s been a long journey, it’s a journey of ups and downs and highs and lows. I’ve always stayed true to myself and have this vision of being the best that I can be, and that evolved, over time, into this desire to win. You don’t do great things without having good guys around you. The effort, sticking to the script, and always trusting the process is what got us here.”
In the end, Hurts highlighted the role getting benched at the CFP National Championship played and thanked his parents for everything they did for him.
“Winning a national championship is just an unprecedented feeling. That kid in me always kept working at this, and I stayed true to his vision, but it really all began with great leadership and those who set examples for me. For that great leadership, I give a lot of credit to my parents,” Hurts concluded.
The Eagles will celebrate the Super Bowl 59 win for days to come before returning to the camp to do it all over again next year.