Lurie: Eagles committed to Hurts as team's starting QB

Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie made clear that his franchise is committed to Jalen Hurts as its starting passer.

"We have a young, 23-year-old playoff quarterback who gets better every year in college and in the pros," Lurie said at the NFL's annual league meetings this week, according to The Athletic's Zach Berman.

He added: "No one knows where that's going to end up, but I think what you do know is you have a guy that is (an) incredibly dedicated, excellent leader of men.

"Players around him gravitate to him. He will do everything and anything to get better and work on every weakness he has to try to maximize every strength he has. And that's why we're committed to Jalen at age 23."

General manager Howie Roseman also backed Hurts as the team's starting signal-caller.

"I don't know that we've ever wavered from the level of commitment that we've had in Jalen," Roseman said Monday, according to Zach Berman and Bo Wulf of The Athletic. "I think when we say he's our guy and he's our starter and we've gotta do whatever we can to help him and give him a chance to reach his potential, I don't think that's changed one bit."

Philadelphia selected Hurts in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He spent most of his rookie year behind Carson Wentz before starting the final four regular-season contests.

After Philadelphia traded Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, Hurts led the 9-8 Eagles to the playoffs before falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild-card round. He passed for 3,144 yards, 16 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 2021. Hurts also led the team with 784 rushing yards and 10 scores on the ground.

Philadelphia bolstered Hurts' supporting cast this offseason by re-signing Jason Kelce and Greg Ward, as well as adding Zach Pascal in free agency. The Eagles also own three first-round selections in next month's draft.