Eagles nearly passed up on 2022 NFL MVP runner-up Jalen Hurts for a safety in 2020 NFL Draft per report

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Eagles nearly passed up on 2022 NFL MVP runner-up Jalen Hurts for a safety in 2020 NFL Draft per report

quarterback has blo somed into one of the NFL's best Eddie Robinson Jersey at his position since being selected 53rd overall in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, earning 2022 Second Team All-Pro honors and being named the NFL MVP runner-up. He was one of only four quarterbacks with 35 or more total touchdowns, joining 2022 NFL MVP and Super Bowl LVII opponent of the as well as ' and ' .However, Hurts' succe s in the City of Brotherly Love almost never came to fruition, according to Andrew Miller Jersey . The Eagles reportedly were all set to select now-Carolina safety given that the team was coming off an NFC East title in the 2019 season with quarterback . The voice in the Philadelphia draft war room Brad Miller Jersey who reportedly swayed the Eagles toward selecting the Oklahoma quarterback was none other than general manger Howie Roseman.With Wentz suffering a concu sion in the team's wild card round lo s that concluded the 2019 NFL season on top of the torn Michael Brantley Jersey ACL that ended his 2017 season, perhaps those injuries may have led to Roseman believing the selection of Hurts was nece sary. The general manager defended the pick a few years ago, saying it was an effort to solidify the Eagles as a "." Hurts finished his rookie year by starting the team's final four games of the season, and Philadelphia turned over the team to Corey Kluber Jersey him after trading Wentz to the in the 2021 offseason. The Panthers ended up selecting Chinn, one of their current starting safeties, 11 picks later with the 64th overall selection.

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