Jalen Hurts Rumors: New Eagles Contract Likely to Be Worth at Least $50M per Year

The Philadelphia Eagles likely aren't going to wait around to lock up Jalen Hurts to a long-term extension after the Super Bowl, regardless of the result. And it isn't going to come cheap.

According to Dan Graziano of ESPN, the Birds could be looking at a deal worth more than $50 million per year:

"I expect the Eagles to work to sign quarterback Jalen Hurts to an extension early in the offseason. They know the price has likely gone to $50 million a year or more, and with Cincinnati's Joe Burrow and the Chargers' Justin Herbert also extension-eligible this summer, and a Lamar Jackson megadeal still possible, the prices at the top of the QB market could ratchet up quickly."

Hurts, 24, earned himself a right to be among the top earners at the position, finishing a distant second to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes—who he'll be facing in Sunday's Super Bowl—in the MVP voting.

Had Hurts not lost two games because of a shoulder injury, that voting likely would have been far closer, if not skewed in his favor. He finished the 2022 season with 3,701 passing yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 66.5 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 760 yards and 13 scores, establishing himself as one of the position's most dangerous and consistent dual-threat options.

In turn, the Eagles went a staggering 14-1 in his starts and find themselves one win away from their second championship since the 2017 season.

It has become a popular trend around the punditry circuit to knock Hurts. It was during the season at points, too. But his teammates sure believe in him.

"He's a guy that is not scared to make the big play," cornerback Darius Slay told reporters. "Some quarterbacks like to be safe. He's not. He knows how to do it all. He knows how to be a one-play guy or he can drive the ball 15 plays and do whatever. That's what makes him so special."

"Whatever he says, goes," Dallas Goedert added. "He is the leader of this place."

And he likely will be for a very long time, though the Eagles are going to have to make him a very rich man first.