NFL Hypocrites Fine Jalen Hurts

Published: Dec 20th, 2024 · 10:45 AM EST

Dec 15, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Let’s get it back to the Eagles:

Two shoes, one fine: The NFL docked #Eagles QB Jalen Hurts $5,628 for violating the league’s uniform and equipment rules in Sunday’s win over Pittsburgh, per source.

Officially, Hurts’ fine was for wearing a shoe color that’s not one of the Eagles’ “Constitutional team colors”. pic.twitter.com/aPkTy8sXsV

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 20, 2024

Oh no! Not two different colored shoes! One kelly green, one midnight green.

What’s funny is that the NFL social people basically shouted this out in a tweet, then deleted it:

🚨🚨WILD🚨🚨

On Sunday, the official NFL account promoted #Eagles QB Jalen Hurts wearing two different-colored cleats.

Today, the league fined Jalen over $5000 for wearing different-colored cleats.

😳

They have since deleted their post. pic.twitter.com/asFI1rhq3E

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 20, 2024

Hypocrites, I tell you! Hopefully the social media people weren’t scolded. There’s probably a useless corporate suit who told them to delete the post. We need to get someone to investigate this important breaking news story. What’s Mike Florio doing on a Friday? Get him on the case.

Kevin Kinkead

Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com