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Aug 13, 2025 1:42 PM EDT
With the 2025 NFL season right around the corner, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles are preparing to defend their Super Bowl title, and are doing so this week with a joint practice against the Cleveland Browns. Before Hurts became a two-time Pro Bowl selection, an All-Pro quarterback and a Super Bowl MVP, he was someone who many doubted could stick at the NFL level.
Although his primary focus heading into 2025 is repeating the success of last season, Hurts also used his experience on Wednesday to help out Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The son of Deion Sanders, who won Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2024, went from being a projected first-round pick to plummeting to the fifth round, where the Browns selected him with pick No. 144.
Not only is Sanders attempting to prove he is better than the five quarterbacks taken before him, but he’s also hoping to show the team that drafted him that he is worthy of a roster spot. Despite dazzling in the Browns’ first preseason game, throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 14-of-23 passes, Sanders was still viewed as the fourth quarterback on the team’s depth chart.
However, Sanders unfortunately suffered another setback on Wednesday, as it was revealed that he suffered an oblique injury that kept him out of practice. While it had to have been disappointing, Hurts made sure that Sanders knew he was there for him, as he was spotted driving Sanders to the locker room in a golf cart after the practice.
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A move that NFL fans are loving from Hurts.
“Name a classier QB more than Jalen,” wrote one fan.
“This right here speaks volumes,” said another.
“This means something to me,” commented one user.
“Good looking out Jalen,” wrote a user on Instagram.
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts’ turns heads with his kindness toward Shedeur Sanders. — Source: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Shedeur Sanders Was Nearly Drafted by the Eagles
Although this storyline may have been forgotten, NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported that the Eagles planned to select Sanders in the 2025 NFL Draft, but the Browns traded up to get him.
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What This Injury Means for Shedeur Sanders
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski had previously said Sanders would start the team’s preseason game against the Eagles this week if both Dillon Gabriel and Kenny Pickett were still banged up, but this oblique injury could sideline him for the foreseeable future.
Sanders certainly shouldn’t rush back from injury, but his future with the Browns who also have Joe Flacco and Tyler Huntley on the roster has gotten quite murky.
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Kevin Borba
Sports Editor, Athlon Sports
Kevin Borba is a trending sports editor for Athlon Sports.