The Philadelphia Eagles are defending Super Bowl champions last season in large part due to the stellar quarterback play from Jalen Hurts throughout the postseason, however, the rising NFL star continues to get hated on by many with the sports media industry.
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The offseason is prime opportunity for NFL fans and media members to take shots at players as they wait for them to return to the gridiron, and Fox Sports radio host Colin Cowherd delivered quite the wild take Monday when talking about the Philadelphia franchise quarterback.
"Some quarterbacks in this league are Taylor Swift, they're leading the entire tour. Most quarterbacks in this league are the Spice Girls, they're part of an ensemble. Jalen is part of an ensemble."@colincowherd agrees that Jalen Hurts is a Tier 2 QB pic.twitter.com/9vj8sKNKLn
โ Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) August 11, 2025
In typical Cowherd fashion, the longtime personality equated Hurts to the Spice Girls and stated that very few NFL quarterbacks get to become "Taylor Swift."
Cowherd continued to knock Hurts' ability by saying; "... They're part of an ensemble. Jalen is part of an ensemble."
๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐: The Top 10 QBs in the #NFL according to coaches, executives and scouts, per @JFowlerESPN
1: Patrick Mahomes
2: Josh Allen
3: Joe Burrow
4: Lamar Jackson
5: Jayden Daniels
6: Matthew Stafford
7: Justin Herbert
8: Jared Goff
9: Jalen Hurts
10: Baker Mayfieldโฆ pic.twitter.com/hcWlAFzWyF
โ JPA Football (@jasrifootball) July 14, 2025
This comes after ESPN recently released their list of the top 10 quarterbacks in the NFL, where Hurts only ranked ninth in the league despite being a Super Bowl winner and having far more accolades than others on the list.
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