Overview

• NFL.com writer Grant Gordon named Hurts the frontrunner to secure the Eagles’ first regular-season MVP in the Super Bowl era.
• An ESPN poll of NFL executives, coaches and scouts slotted Hurts ninth overall among quarterbacks despite his recent Super Bowl MVP.
• An anonymous AFC executive credited Hurts’ improved rushing output and reduced turnovers for a top-five placement in the same poll.
• Coach Nick Sirianni dismissed suggestions that Hurts was carried by his supporting cast during Philadelphia’s Super Bowl run, calling the notion “bullshit.”
• Hurts’ dual-threat ability combined with weapons like Saquon Barkley and elite receivers has fueled projections for another MVP-caliber season.