Jalen Hurts is an American football quarterback who currently for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL), find out what is his current net worth and salary in 2023, along with other personal details
Jalen Hurts plays as the starting quarterback and initially signed his 5-year rookie contract in 2020.
Jalen Hurts net worth in 2023, salary, Eagles contract details, wife, parents, bio, age and height
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Hurts is currently making the round on the internet after breaking NFL history with a massive $255 million contract.
Jalen Hurts net worth and salary
According to various sources, Jalen Hurts has an estimated net worth of around $6 million in 2023. Back in 2020, Hurts signed his first 4-year rookie contract with the Philadelphia Eagles for $6,025,171. The contract also came along with a signing bonus worth $1,941,944 besides a guaranteed payment of $2,825,815.
Following his new five-year, $255 million extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, which includes $179.3 million guaranteed, his net worth will undoubtedly see a major increase. He will be paid $51 million annually.
Jalen Hurts brief bio
Jalen Hurts, full name Jalen Alexander Hurts was born on August 7, 1998, in Houston, Texas, U.S. Hurts attended the Channelview High School in Texas and played football at a young age. Jalen’s father Averion Hurts was the football coach where Jalen studied and taught him everything about the sport. Jalen Hurts was the District 21-6A overall MVP as a junior and also played powerlifting besides football.
Prior to becoming a professional, Jalen Hurts played college football for the University of Alabama (2016-2018). He later played for Oklahoma in 2019 during his senior year. Back in 2016, when he was just a freshman, Hurts became the starting quarterback. In doing so, he became Alabama’s first freshman QB starter in over 32 years.
Hurts did not disappoint as he led his team to win the 2016 SEC Championship. That same year, he was also named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Jalen was also part of the team that won the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship. In 2017, Hurts also won the Sugar Bowl Offensive MVP.
Averion Hurts is Jalen Hurts’ father who works as the Head Football Coach for Channelview High School, which Jalen graduated from in 2016 while his mother is named Pamela.
Age and height
Jalen Hurts is currently 24 years old and stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Jalen Hurts professional career
Jalen Hurts began his NFL career back in 2020 when the Philadelphia Eagles drafted him in the second round of the NFL Draft. Hurts joined the Eagles on 4-year rookie contract worth $6,025,171.
Jalen Hurts made his debut as a starting quarterback in Week 14 and eventually began the 2021 season as the starting quarterback under Nick Sirianni. That season, Hurts led the Eagles to a playoff berth but lost out to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by 31-15 in the Wild Card. In that match, Hurts threw for 258 yards, scored one touchdown, but fumbled once and threw two interceptions.
He finished the season with a total of 3,144 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns, and nine interceptions. He also registered 139 carries for 784 rushing yards, and 10 rushing touchdowns. He was the top quarterback in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns during the 2021 season.
Later in the 2022 season, Hurts managed to lead the Eagles to their second consecutive playoff berth. Simultaneously, Hurts also became the first quarterback to lead a team to an 8-0 start. By Week 15, Hurts became the youngest NFL quarterback to lead the team 13-1.
Endorsements deals and sponsors
Jalen Hurts earns quite a huge sum from endorsements and sponsorship deals. Among his many endorsement deals, popular beverage brand Lemon Perfect by Beyonce is one of his most prominent endorsement deals. Athletic apparel brand Eastbay is also one of his sponsors.
Jalen Hurts has an Instagram account with the handle @jalenhurts, where he has over 1.4 million followers and 95 posts.
Jalen Hurts girlfriend
Although Jalen Hurts is currently single, the Eagles quarterback was just recently dating Bry Burrows before they mutually separated. Bry Burrows graduate from the University of Alabama and also an IT Expert. The couple started dating while both were in Alabama. However, Jalen moved to Oklahoma after things didn’t work out for the two.