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It's only OTAs but Jalen Hurts should just be handed the MVP award
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been as stellar as any signal caller can be in the last year-plus as he continues to demonstrate his dominance.

Hurts is coming off a special season in which he achieved a career-high completion percentage (68.7%) and quarterback rating (103.7). His play helped the Eagles win the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history after putting up 293 total yards and three touchdowns to earn the game's MVP.

Now entering his sixth season in the NFL, Hurts has established himself as one of the league's best quarterbacks. His OTAs workouts have been evident of the small he is doing as a professional to stay in that conversation.

Another stellar OTA performance by Hurts is only gift wrapping an MVP for him

At last week's OTA in front of the media, Hurts had a near-perfect day, completing 20 of 21 passes. 94 WIP Eagles reporter Eliot Shorr-Parks gave his performance a B+.

Shorr-Parks was back at sharing the stats of Hurts during the OTA workout on Tuesday. Once again, Hurts shined as he completed 15 of 17 passes with Shorr-Parks giving him a grade of A. Shorr-Parks praised Hurts' passing even without A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith there.

"Another solid day for Hurts who took all of his team reps without AJ Brown or Devonta Smith, working with basically all backups the entire practice

Hurts best throw of the day came to one of the only starters that did practice, hitting Dallas Goedert with a perfect pass down the left sideline for a 30+ yard completion. The throw couldn’t have been better as Goedert was covered well but the pass and the catch were just better

Overall Hurts took a few more chances with the ball than the last practice but for the most part was smart with his decisions and didn’t put the ball in harms way"

Shorr-Parks also shared how impressed he was with Hurts and how much he has improved during practice over the last few years.

"You can really see at practice how much Hurts has improved over the years in playing the QB position

First few years (2020-2022ish) he was not a great practice player

Now he is pretty surgical. Very very rarely has a bad throw and holds onto it way way less than he used to"

The statistics would also show how almost every season Hurts has improved on his completion percentage and quarterback rating. 2023 was the only exception as he regressed badly in both, but 2024 was a significant improvement.

Everyone focuses on the Tush Push and how many touchdowns he gets off of that, but they are not seeing how he is improving as a passer. From his deep ball accuracy to his pocket awareness, Hurts has improved so much throwing the football.

2025 shouldn't be considered a defying year for Hurts since he has already been defined as a "winner", but don't sleep on him potentially being a sleeper pick for MVP.


This article first appeared on Inside the Iggles and was syndicated with permission.

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