Jalen Hurts’ father compares his son’s competitive nature to a flame. It was stoked from an early age and burned brightly well before he reached the NFL, in races up the stairs with his big brother, backyard football games against the older kids,

As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, all eyes are on star quarterback Jalen Hurts as he returns for a second time to football's biggest stage. Hurts has played for the Eagles since 2020, when the team drafted him in the second round of the NFL draft.

Jalen Hurts is one of five quarterbacks to make two Super Bowl starts before turning 27 years old. He's one of eight quarterbacks to make two Super Bowl starts in his first five seasons. Patrick Mahomes was the last quarterback to accomplish these feats before Hurts,