Jalen Hurts paid some respect to a former Philadelphia Eagles legend through his wardrobe choice on Sunday.
Hurts arrived to his Eagles’ game against the New York Giants wearing a Randall Cunningham throwback jersey. Cunningham, of course, was the Eagles’ quarterback from 1985-1995. Cunningham made three Pro Bowls and reached the playoffs five times while with the Eagles.
Hurts shared his reason for his tribute to Cunningham.
“One of the greatest and obviously an icon here. I always talk about how much it means to me to be able to play for this organization,” Hurts said after Sunday’s win.
Cunningham was one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the NFL at a time when not many quarterbacks ran the ball. In today’s NFL, several quarterbacks can run really well, such as Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray to name a few. Hurts is in that group as well. But back when Cunningham played, he was one of a very few who could do it.
If Hurts really wants to endear himself to Eagles fans and get historic, he should break out a Ron Jaworski or Norm Snead jersey next.
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