Jalen Hurts has made it happen.
The former Alabama and Oklahoma quarterback has been a gadget player for the Philadelphia Eagles thus far. Hurts will come in for Carson Wentz to run zone-reads and be a change of pace for opponents.
Things have started to fall off in Philadelphia and the talk of Hurts taking over for Wentz has heated up. Last week, it was reported that he was expected to get actual game reps at quarterback after getting more work with the No. 1 offense in practice.
Prior to the fourth-quarter in Sunday’s game against Green Bay, the Eagles made a change. Hurts stayed out for a drive and then stayed out for another.
He has replaced Wents in this game and on his second drive?
Hurts threw his first touchdown of his career.
JALEN HURTS' FIRST NFL TD! đź‘Ź
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 6, 2020
He was taken in the second round in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Eagles, which came as a surprise to some since they looked to have a clear starter in Wentz already in house. During his lone season at Oklahoma, Hurts finished second in the Heisman Trophy race.
Philadelphia trails Green Bay 23-16 late in the fourth-quarter.
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