Jalen Hurts' one thing on the line in 2025 has him chasing a sports icon

The pressure of repeating as champion has Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts looking for outside counsel.

Hurts doesn't want to just be the guy that won one Super Bowl and that's it. This offseason, he's been focused on making sure he can collect as many of those Lombardi Trophies as possible.

ESPN featured a roundtable article with all the NFC East beat reporters, asking, "What is on the line for your QB this season?" Eagles reporter Tim McManus said that Hurts wants to be like one of the greatest basketball players of all time: Michael Jordan.

"A spokesman for the Jordan brand, Hurts spent time with Michael Jordan this offseason. Hurts suggested he sought Jordan's advice on what it takes to repeat as champions. 'As competitive as he is, it would be unwise of me not to seek knowledge from him and lean on someone like that. And so that's something I value a lot,' Hurts said. 'The biggest thing is taking it a day at a time. We have these goals and you have these big dreams of what we want to accomplish, but ultimately it's a journey.'"

Can Hurts win as many Super Bowls and Jordan did NBA titles?

Let's face it, Jordan is one of the greatest athletes of all time. He has won multiple NBA titles, MVP awards, and is considered the greatest at his sport. For Hurts, though, it isn't about being the best individual player. It's about winning championships.

Hurt's resume so far in his career is already impressive through five years in the NFL. He's been selected to two Pro Bowls, one All-Pro team, two Super Bowl appearances, one Super Bowl title, and one Super Bowl MVP. Any quarterback would dream to be that good in their first five seasons.

The one thing Hurts has going for him that should give fans hope for multiple titles is he's only getting better. It's been discussed multiple times on his career numbers last year in completion percentage (68.7%) and passer rating (103.7). Everybody will knock on the fact that he didn't throw for over 3,000 yards, but why does it matter when he's rushing for over 600 yards and scoring 32 total touchdowns.

It all comes back to the argument that Saquon Barkley carried the Eagles' offense to the Super Bowl. Barkley barely had over 50 yards in the Super Bowl. It was Hurts who carried the offense in that game.

Now that the Super Bowl is being mentioned, Hurts' two best games of his career have come in the Super Bowl. He has thrown for 525 yards and three touchdowns to one interception while adding 142 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns in two games. That's 667 yards and seven total touchdowns in the most games of any player's career.

If there is one way fans want to compare Hurts and Jordan, it's that they come up big in the most important games for their teams. The moment is never too big for Hurts. He stays cool, calm, and collected to set his team up to win.

Hurts doesn't always need to be dominate but he knows when to take over when he needs to. Jordan was the same.