Headline: Jalen Hurts Faces High Stakes as Eagles Eye Repeat in 2025 NFL Season
Date: May 16, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Jalen Hurts enters the 2025 NFL season with the weight of a city’s expectations and a championship banner behind him. Fresh off a Super Bowl LIX victory and MVP honors, Hurts leads a Philadelphia Eagles team poised to defend its title—but not without new challenges.
The Eagles will open the NFL season with a blockbuster showdown against division rival Dallas Cowboys on September 4th at Lincoln Financial Field. It’s the first time Philly has ever hosted the NFL’s opening game, and Hurts will be under the spotlight from the first snap.
Hurts, 26, signed a record-breaking five-year, $255 million extension last year—making him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in league history and the first Eagle with a no-trade clause.
But the Eagles’ surprise pick of quarterback Kyle McCord in this year’s draft has sparked speculation. While Hurts remains the face of the franchise, the move raised eyebrows and questions about Philadelphia’s long-term quarterback strategy.
“Jalen is our guy,” Eagles GM Howie Roseman emphasized. “But we always plan for the future.”
With one of the NFL’s toughest schedules ahead—including 11 games against 2024 playoff teams and five primetime matchups—Hurts must continue to evolve as a leader and playmaker.
The road to a repeat won’t be easy, but if anyone’s ready for it, it’s the calm, confident signal-caller from Alabama. For Hurts, the mission is clear: prove last year was only the beginning.
