The Philadelphia Eagles and midfielder Jalen hurts reached an agreement on a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.304 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
The Hurts deal is the largest contract by average annual value in NFL history. by Deshaun Watson The contract worth 230 million USD was signed last year with Cleveland Brownsfully guaranteed, remains the largest in terms of the amount guaranteed.
The Hurts extension includes a ban on trading — a first in Eagles history, a source told Schefter.
The Eagles announced on Monday that it had signed Hurts to a five-year extension but did not disclose financial terms.
Hurts, 24, was last season’s MVP contender, throwing 3,701 yards with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions while dashing 760 yards and scoring 13 points.
He showed tremendous progress as a passer in his second season as a full-time starter, jumping from 19th (54.6) to fourth (66.4th). ) in QBR and 26th (61.3%) to 11th (66.5%) in completion rate while dropping his average time before throwing average from 3.12 seconds (31st ) to 2.76 seconds (16th).
One of his best performances was in Super Bowl LVII, when he hit a total of 374 yards and four touchdowns with a costly rotation in a 38-35 loss to Patrick Mahomes and Chief of Kansas City.
His total of 43 touchdowns during the year surpassed Donovan McNabb’s most in a single season in franchise history, helping him win the All-Pro title on the team. second and a Pro Bowl nod.
Hurts’ rise to one of the league’s top quarterbacks has not been a straight line. He was the first QB freshman to start for coach Nick Saban at Alabama, but he was benched in the national championship match. Tua Tagovailoa The next season and finally lost the job started into his hands. Hurts moved to Oklahoma in his senior year and had a standout campaign, coming in second to Joe Burrow in the Heisman Trophy vote.
Eagles second-round pick in 2020, Hurts substituted for a struggling game Carson Wentz at the end of the season and become a full-time starter in 2021 after Wentz is traded to Indianapolis University. He set a 23-11 starting record for Philadelphia, including a 14-1 record last season, after missing two games because of a strain in his right shoulder.
ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.
