Eagles draft Jalen Hurts Carson Wentz weighs in on the pick on Twitter
On April 24, 2020, the used the Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts, one of the nation's top quarterbacks this past college football season. Selecting a talented quarterback in a draft isn't a novel concept, but after the pick, some folks online remembered a different date: April 29,
T.J. Warren Jersey 2019.On that date, the Eagles signed starting quarterback to a four-year, $128 million contract extension with $107 million in guaranteed money. Needle s to say, many who were following the draft were quite surprised at the pick. There was so much surprise, in fact, that a prospect some considered to have been a smarter selection for the Eagles, Baylor receiver Denzel Mims -- by the New York Jets-- became a more popular trending topic on Twitter
JaKarr Sampson Jersey than Hurts himself.In the aftermath of the pick, Wentz himself weighed in, welcoming his new teammate to the City of Brotherly Love.Welcome to the best football city in America brotha! Carson Wentz (@cj_wentz) It wasn't just Wentz who was buzzing about the pick on the social media site after the pick was announced though, and here are some of the top tweets that came from it.Why in the world did the Eagles take quarterback Jalen Hurts #53 overall? The Pick Six crew tries to answer that difficult question on their Day 2 draft recap. Listen below.Let's start with the negatives. There were those who found the pick to be quite dumb -- of course that's to be an expected response when a team's general manager does anything, really.Fire Howie now. We need a LB, WR, CB, S, EDGE but he goes
Bojan Bogdanovic Jersey QB???? #GhettoWentz (@ghettowentz11) Then there were those who thought the pick was a bad idea from a sympathetic perspective of what Carson Wentz must be going through at this exact moment.Carson Wentz right now: Rosa Parkss Burner Account (@Rosasburner) The Philadelphia Eagles select Jalen HurtsCarson Wentz right now: Shan (@shanuddin889) @ronology2_ (@Ronology2_) Not everything was sad, of
Kyle O'Quinn Jersey course. There was at least one good joke pointing out one major thing the two quarterbacks have in common with regards to how their careers have gone so far.Jalen Hurts and Carson Wentz discu sing that time their backups came in for them and won championships. Kyle Madson (@KyleAMadson) And while the public may disagree on whether this was a smart choice, there's no denying that some of Hurts's soon-to-be peers liked what Philadelphia did with its pick.Mel kiper jalen hurts is a winner not a backup. Some guys just win everywhere they go. Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) Norman to Philly!
Edmond Sumner Jersey Let's run it back Lane Johnson (@LaneJohnson65) I love Jalen Hurts! Obviously Carson is the franchise but Jalen is going to be a great player! Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) NFC east lit Dwayne Haskins, Jr (@dh_simba7) Finally, here's a good use of Jalen Hurts's name.*Incubus voice* Jalen Hurts Bill Baer (@Baer_Bill)