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Jalen Hurts buzz ramps up as he gets a run at QB1 following Carson Wentz injury
By Keith Farner
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As Carson Wentz deals with another injury and is out for a period of time, former Alabama and Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts is getting a look at the starting role at QB for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Joe Giglio of NJ.com even wrote that Hurts is locked in already at No. 2 for the Eagles, as Wentz is day-to-day with a minor soft tissue injury and didn’t practice on Sunday.
Brad Crawford of 247Sports compiled a series of updates about Hurts and his outlook for the season.
Eagles offensive assistant Rich Scangarello said this week Hurts has done a great job learning the nuances of the NFL game.
“He’s a sponge,” Scangarello said, as transcribed by Delaware online. “It’s important to him. I think that’s one of the reasons he was so important to this organization in the draft and why he’s here. But the NFL is a whole different world. Snap count, motions, breaking the huddle, getting in the huddle, visualization, how you accentuate plays in the huddle.
“All those things, they’re so little, but so big in the process of developing as a quarterback. He’s approached it the right way and really done a nice job.”
That caused several Eagles and NFL fans to wonder if it is, in fact, time for Hurts to step in longer term.
Jalen hurts time already? 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/otlkz0EJOt
— Emilio Matos III (@E_Mili13) August 30, 2020
Jalen Hurts time 🤾🏾♂️ https://t.co/iI31O7LHFb
— BigAlmighty🦁 (@BigGucciBeeber) August 30, 2020
Jalen Hurts SZN? https://t.co/PSDwRnEedD
— Mike Bilotto (@Bilottoooo) August 30, 2020
Jalen Hurts will start an NFL game before Tua. Life is weird. https://t.co/Oxq9iS4ThL
— SUPPORT ONLY ASIAN BUSINESSES (@FinzZombie) August 30, 2020
Jalen Hurts takes the field at the Linc for the first time. pic.twitter.com/PrklpQ5sUP
— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) August 30, 2020
Jalen Hurts and John Hightower just connected on a 25 yard touchdown. Really nice throw by Hurts and great catch by Hightower #Eagles
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) August 30, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.