What are Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts’ “core values”?
“Faith, family and championships,” Hurts said in answer to a question posed by a fan.
The Eagles have provided another installment of Hurts answering fans’ questions on the NFL team’s YouTube channel.
The question about the quarterback’s core values stood in contrast to queries about cigars, shoes, music, vacation spots and uniform numbers, as did those about passion and adversity.
“Adversity’s a tricky thing,” Hurts said, “because it’s all in how you see it. I look at adversity as a challenge. It’s a healthy opportunity. It’s all it is, so you choose how you want to respond to it, and that’s what we all have in our power.”
To the question “What brings you passion?” Hurts said: “There’s a lot of passion that oozes from me when I overcome something, I conquer a moment or take advantage of an opportunity. That brings a lot of passion from me. Whether I express it or not, that’s a whole ’nother situation. But tons of passion in this game, this game I play, this game I love. I put so much time into it, so that’s what kind of unlocks that passion.
“I don’t think there’s a mountain that I can’t climb because with my work ethic, I know I will. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when, and that’s just always been the mentality I’ve had because of the prep and the work, resilience and all of the things of that nature.”
Hurts’ answers might help explain why the Eagles will report for their 2025 training camp as the reigning NFL champions, with the quarterback earning the Pete Rozelle Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in Philadelphia’s 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9.
For Hurts even some of the less serious questions revealed details reflecting the attitude that has helped the Eagles play in two of the past three Super Bowls and reach the playoffs in each of the former Alabama standout’s seasons as Philadelphia’s starting quarterback.
When talking about selecting his footwear for games, Hurts’ answer included: “And every cleat, on the tongue – you know, when I lift the tab up, it’s one of the last things I do before every game – and it says, ‘Be J. Hurts, that’s always enough.’ And that’s just a little reminder for me to know what time it is, to know why I am and know who I am and know that’s enough.”
