Jalen Hurts Didn't Think He'd be Drafted By the Eagles
Jalen Hurts was on the New Heights podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce. On the show, they talked about draft night and how Jalen saw the “215” number on his phone and thought it was the Steelers and not the Eagles who were calling to draft him:
"I thought I was going to Pittsburgh … from the interview I didn't think I was going to be an Eagle" 👀@JalenHurts spoke about his draft night experience for the first time with @JasonKelce and @tkelce pic.twitter.com/KlKI9ASTSq
— New Heights (@newheightshow) November 10, 2022
Can we argue yet that this is the best draft pick Howie Roseman has ever made? Granted there aren’t a ton. Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Zach Ertz, Nick Foles, and Jordan Mailata are the only five I think you could consider. That being said the most important position on the football field is QB so you might have to go with Jalen. That’s crazy. The dude who had a one-year trial in every Eagles fan’s mind is now a guy I would die for. Funny how sports work, ain’t it?
I listened to this entire interview start to finish. It was that good. It’s been months since I’ve listened to something over an hour long. But it’s the first time since Jalen’s been drafted I’ve seen an interview where I learned something about him. The dude has an awesome personality. There’s also some good stories including one about Andy Reid drafting Travis Kelce and how Jason Kelce almost retired one year: