Happy Friday! We made it through another week and in this case a holiday weekend!..Enjoy the extended break.
Jalen Hurts a phenomenon in the NFL and has rose to superstardom while keeping his humility about him.
Jalen recently became the highest paid QB (prior to Lamar Jackson’s deal). A trip to the superbowl, averaging over 7,000 yards combined within the last two years with a 101.5 rating ending the 2022 season. Jalen doing all of this on the field while off the field he was in the process of completing his master’s degree!.
Let’s take a dive into his journey…
Jalen a fellow Leo (Aug.7) native of Houston, TX had quite the journey.
He dominated in highschool averaging over 2,000 passing yards,26 touchdown passes, rushing for 1,391 yards in his senior season.
Jalen ultimately committed to Alabama University where he would play for 3 years and dominate as a starter and backup to Tua Tagovailoa.( crazy to know they are team mates but how his NFL career is going)
Bama won the National Championship in 2017.
Jalen finished his bachelor’s degree but with one year left of eligibility he transferred to Oklahoma to complete his master’s degree in Human Relations as well. While at Oklahome he shined bright, continued to dominate as a quarterback and even finished 2nd in Heisman voting to Joe Burrow.
2020 was such a tragic, stressful year with the huge loss of Kobe Bryant-huge eagles fan, a pandemic that was spreading like wildfire with many lives lost, not to mention adjusting to those first few months of cabin fever quarantine, Tiger King binge anyone? lol
Sports was the thing keeping us together during it. The NBA bubble announcement for that summer was the excitement we needed as well as the NFL draft.
Jalen was drafted by the Eagles in the 2nd round, pick 53. Already having to prove his worth, he went from a third-string quarterback, to backup QB, to replacing Carson Wentz altogether as the STARTER. It doesn’t matter how you start but how you finish. Jalen had a breakout rookie season but was benched in a loss to Washington.
Coaching change and some faith Jalen was permanently named a starter and helped lead his team to the playoffs in 2021 & the superbowl in 2022. Although both ended in losses. I know the progression of success for him has continued to not only fuel him but his team. I mean look at his journey. From backup to permanent starter to one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league. Jalen has made himself a household name now, stepped out on faith by having an all female team (agent included), and earned another collegiate degree while being scrutinzed, doubted, praised,& loved. His journey is uniquely his.
Your journey is uniquely yours. Embrace it, Don’t be afraid from it, and take it from someone who had to jump through hoops in highschool just for my work to be taken seriously so I could graduate, no obstacle big or small was going to stop me from crossing the stage.
I love to write. I’ve embraced my ability more so now as an adult then when I was younger. This blog started as a college class assignment and now has turned into another passion of mine.
I appreciate all of my readers! Good Luck to Jalen & the Eagles on the upcoming season.
Happy Memorial Day! no blog Monday! see you next friday
-M.B.
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