Jalen Hurts led the Philadelphia Eagles to the Championship Game, even if the circumstances were not ideal. He received special praise from the coach afterwards.

A coach can praise a player after a strong performance. But he can also do it like Nick Sirianni. Because the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles compared his quarterback Jalen Hurts to Michael Jordan after the 38:7 win against the New York Giants.

In this comparison with the NBA legend, Sirianni was mainly concerned with the mental component, the emotional element.

Jalen Hurts – “He’s your leader “

“I know that’s high praise, but having him out there is like having – I shouldn’t even mention this – like having Michael Jordan out there,” Sirianni said. “He’s your leader. He’s your man.”

Hurts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, also finishing with a 112.2 rating, despite the shoulder injury he suffered in December. He was “nowhere near 100 per cent”, he said before the game and revealed that he had also fallen ill in the run-up to the game. He delivered nonetheless.

“This guy leads. He brings that calmness to the whole team. He plays great football. He’s as tough as they come. To me, nobody has played better football than him this year,” Sirianni praised after reaching the Championship Game. There, the winner of the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys is the opponent.

Jalen Hurts starved

How and how well Hurts reaches out to teammates was made clear by tight end Dallas Goedert. According to the report, Hurts turned to the players during a team meeting during the week and said, “‘I’m not hungry for this game, I’m starving.'” It comes across.

“He sets the tone and we follow it. Whatever he says goes. He’s the leader. He has it in him, so we all follow him,” says Goedert.