Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is a grown man.
Early in the first quarter of the Eagles' Week 6 battle with the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, Hurts gave Jets cornerback Michael Carter II a demonstration of his upper-body strength. With the Eagles facing third-and-7 deep in their own territory, Hurts scrambled away from pressure, holding back a blitzing Carter with one arm before riffling a completion to wideout A.J. Brown for a first down.
Jalen Hurts threw this with the defender draped all over him
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While Hurts showcases his incredible leg power every week whenever the Eagles execute the impossible-to-stop "Tush Push," the signal-caller proved to the Jets on Sunday that his arms are just as stout.
The play proved vital, as it kept the Eagles' opening drive alive. Eventually, Hurts would cap off a 19-play, 91-yard drive that ate up 9:47 seconds of clock with a controversial touchdown.
On fourth-and-goal from the Jets' three-yard-line, Hurts rushed up the middle on a quarterback keeper. Initially, the officials ruled that Hurts had fumbled short of the goal line, with the fumble recovered by Philly and thus giving New York possession on the one-yard-line. A subsequent review showed that Hurts broke the plane before losing the football, reversing the ruling and awarding the Eagles with the game's first score.
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