Jalen Hurts: Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles agrees to a $255 million contract, making him the highest-paid athlete in NFL history
Jalen Hurts., the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, has agreed to a new five-year, $255 million contract that would pay him a league-high $51 million annually.
After guiding his club to the Super Bowl last season—where they were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs—quarterback Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles has agreed to a new contract that will make him the highest-paid athlete in NFL history.
Hurts has come to terms on a five-year, $255 million deal extension that includes a no-trade provision and $179.304 million in guaranteed money, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Hurts will make an average of $51 million a year from the agreement, more than Russell Wilson’s $48.5 million and Aaron Rodgers’ $50.3 million. Hurts is the only quarterback in a single contract to have gotten more guaranteed money than Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray ($189.5m) and Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson ($230m).
In addition, Hurts will be eligible to receive an additional $15 million in incentive payments, potentially raising the contract’s worth to $274.304 million.
It follows a 2022 campaign in which the 2020 second-round draft choice shot himself in the running for MVP after completing 306 of 460 passes (66.5%) for 3,701 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Hurts also excelled on the ground, with 760 running yards and 13 touchdowns under Nick Sirianni and Shane Steichen’s multi-tiered RPO attack.
In a thrilling Super Bowl matchup, the 24-year-old faced up against MVP Patrick Mahomes and the eventual winners Kansas City, completing 27 of 38 passes for 304 yards and a touchdown in addition to 70 running yards for a QB record three touchdowns.
Hurts’ historic contract is the most recent chapter in his extraordinary rise despite reservations about his NFL prospects. The former Alabama player was infamously benched for Tua Tagovailoa during the 2018 College National Championship Game and later transferred to Oklahoma in 2019.
