The good performances with Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles quarterbackhas led the perfect step of his team they reveal it after four weeks as a contender for Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2022 season.
The 24-year-old quarterback came to the NFL taken in the second round of the 2020 Draft for the Eagles amid criticism from specialists who doubted his accuracy as a passer.
Philadelphia bet on him as its franchise quarterback. In 2021 he debuted in the ‘playoffs’ in the loss to Tom Brady’s Buccaneers 31-15in a duel in which he only completed 23 of 43 shipments, which revived the issue of his ineffectiveness.
The surprising start of Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia in 2022
His start this season is a good start to appease those critics. Hurts commands the only undefeated team remaining in 2022 thanks to its evolution to connect with its receptors.
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From being a 52 percent shooting quarterback in his rookie campaign, this season he raised his average to 66.7; has completed 82 of 123 submissions and has only suffered two interceptions.
The native of Houston, Texas, adds four touchdown passes, accumulates 1,120 yards, has an average of 280 yards per gamethe most in his career and the fifth best in the league.
Jalen Hurts, also fearsome on the ground
In addition to these data, what makes Hurts a nightmare for opposing defenses is his mobility in the running game. In this way he accumulates 205 yards, average 51.3 per game and has four touchdowns, the third-best record in the NFL.
That improvement in air attack, his vision to read defensesshaking off the pressure inside the pocket and the ability to run are the result of a character forged in the ups and downs he suffered in college football.
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There, despite being considered a minor passer, won the Sugar Bowl, in which he was MVP, with Alabama in 2018, a team with which he later lost ownership to Tua Tagovailoa. He immigrated to Oklahoma, where he was a finalist, in 2019, for the prestigious Heisman Trophy.
In Philadelphia, after the departure of All-Star Carson Wentz to the ColtsHurts, then 23, took over the Eagles and took them all the way to the wild-card game in 2021.
With these numbers Hurts is shown in the line to compete for the MVP against the heavyweights of the league.
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Jalen Hurts, an unexpected candidate to win the NFL MVP