Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaks throughout an NFL soccer Super Bowl group availability, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Phoenix. Jalen Hurts is about to signal one in every of the richest offers in NFL historical past, agreeing to a five-year, $255 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, together with $179.3 million assured, a individual with data of the scenario instructed The Associated Press.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts speaks throughout an NFL soccer Super Bowl group availability, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Phoenix. Jalen Hurts is about to signal one in every of the richest offers in NFL historical past, agreeing to a five-year, $255 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, together with $179.3 million assured, a individual with data of the scenario instructed The Associated Press.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts signed a five-year, $255 million contract Monday, making him the participant with the most annual earnings in NFL historical past at 24, in keeping with the league.
About $179.3 million of that’s assured to Hurts, with $110 million assured at signing. His contract additionally has the first no-trade clause in the group’s historical past, according to NFL.com.
“The thing with Jalen that I’m so optimistic about is he’s just got this incredible – I’m not telling you anything you don’t know here, but seeing him virtually every day, he’s got an incredible passion for being phenomenal,” Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie said recently.
Hurts was drafted to the Eagles in the second spherical of the 2020 NFL draft. In three seasons as an Eagle, Hurts appeared in the playoffs twice, was named to the Pro-Bowl, chosen as an All-Pro and was a finalist for the league’s MVP award. In February, he led the group to the Super Bowl, although they have been defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs.
The earlier record set for the highest annual contract worth was by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who in 2020 signed a 10-year, $450 million extension.