The Philadelphia Eagles have their hearts set on Jalen Hurts as the face of the franchise. Members of the front office, as well as head coach Nick Sirianni, have vowed their allegiance to the young quarterback numerous times this offseason.
To Hurts' doubters' chagrin, he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. However, the 23-year-old has big plans to prove skeptics wrong and lead the Eagles to a successful 2022 season. He is proving his intentions by working with a quarterback coach across the country.
6abc sportscaster Jeff Skversky tweeted the news Tuesday morning.
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts has been working with a QB coach in Southern California
Hurts is determined to work on his game after becoming the youngest QB in #Eagles history to start a playoff game in his 1st season as a starter#JalenHurts pic.twitter.com/seU0NwYPhy
— Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) March 29, 2022
While not going into any detail, the Eagles head coach publicized Hurts' offseason agenda at the Annual League Meeting. The Eagles tweeted his live media appearance Tuesday morning.
Watch live as Head Coach Nick Sirianni speaks to the media at the Annual League Meeting. https://t.co/zcRgMA1Ue7
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 29, 2022
“He's working with different people…He's working with some people down in Southern California to throw,” Sirianni said, allowing the media to do its own investigating.
He also emphasized the drive and desire Hurts has to improve.
“Jalen is working…whether that's working with a quarterback guy or studying film…He's doing everything he can do to get better.”
One of the biggest complaints from Eagles fans this past season was that the team lacked a solid air game. Meanwhile, Philadelphia had the most productive ground game in the league. Of course, most of the complaints stem back to Hurts, who seemed to prefer the ground game in his first year as QB1. If Hurts' offseason work pays off, Philadelphia could incorporate a quality passing game into its offense to compliment the team's dominant run game.