Jalen Hurts overcomes early doubts to earn Super Bowl MVP honors
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 28, 2026, 4:01 PM
Last updated Aug 28, 2026
Jalen Hurts has earned Super Bowl MVP honors after leading the Philadelphia Eagles to victory. Hurts faced significant doubt early in his career, having been benched in college before thriving at Oklahoma and later joining the NFL. Initially projected to be a backup, he secured back-to-back Super Bowl appearances, culminating in a championship win. His strong performance in the Super Bowl highlights his resilience and progression as a quarterback.
- •Jalen Hurts won Super Bowl MVP after his second consecutive appearance.
- •He faced early career skepticism after being benched in college.
- •Hurts transformed from a backup to a Super Bowl champion.
- •He earned Heisman finalist recognition at the University of Oklahoma.
- •His journey demonstrates resilience in professional football.
- 4:01 PMYahoo Sports — From benched, doubted and overlooked, to Super Bowl MVP
"It’s easy to simply say Jalen Hurts stinks. Not like a smelly person or anything, but bad at football. Which is a bit of a lazy read. In recent years, he hasn’t exactly fit the mold of a traditional QB and could maybe fairly be called a tush-push merchant, but those labels massively overshadow one […]
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