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Watch: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts showcases unique strength
Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts fights off New York Jets CB Michael Carter II Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Eagles QB Jalen Hurts showcases unique strength, holds off Jets defender to complete improbable pass

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.     

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.

Mike Santa Barbara

Mike Santa Barbara is a Wilmington, Delaware native (Yes, it's a real place) with over a decade of sports writing experience. A diehard Philadelphia sports fan, he has two dogs named after Flyers and cried real tears when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII. You can follow him on Twitter at @mike__sb

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