Philadelphia - Jalen's hurt father Averion waits at the wild entrance inside the Super Bowl Lix as the last few minutes of Sunday outlined.
Philadelphia's occasional roar, whistle and eagle yell echoed in the tunnel as Philadelphia won the final victory in a 40-22 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, while Everion's son will be named MVP. Hurts, with 293 yards and three touchdowns, certainly surpassed Patrick Mahomes. Soon, Averion will enter the venue and share a long hug with son, green and white confetti.
"I'm so happy for him. That's the most important thing, that's what I care about as a dad." Averion said, with a rhythm and radiating commands that sounded and felt like Jalen.
"I cried earlier. I haven't cried since USC-Alabama. I haven't cried since then. But for whatever reason, it's coming out. So I guess it's the right time: they win The game and they won the game so clearly that tears brought joy and victory."
USC Alabama is Hurts’ first college game. He recently graduated from Channelview High School, where Averion coached him and joined the trend. Jalen scored four touchdowns from the bench to win 52-6.
A lot has happened since then. From being the first real freshman for Nick Saban and leading Alabama into every national championship game of his first two seasons to a 2018 match against Georgia The championship game was halftime and then lost to Tua Tagovailoa.
After transferring to Oklahoma rebounds, he finished second in the Heisman Trophy vote before being selected by the Hawks in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He beat Carson Wentz in his starting job, won the MVP caliber season the following year and played the Chiefs in his lifetime in Super Bowl LVII, but at 38-35 heartbroken Falling out of nowhere. The promise to return to this stage in 2023 was shocked by the historic collapse.
After the Super Bowl victory, he reflects on certain moments on the podium, and the painful voice is usually a steady voice.
"This is not normal." Hurtes wore a grey champion T-shirt with a hat and turned back, and his smile briefly crawled across his face. “It’s a very unprecedented journey. It’s always the beginning.
“It means a lot: Over the years, quantify all the work, embrace everything, challenge all challenges head-on, and bring all the moments of accomplishment and success and deal with them as one person.”
This is a different year of injury. The offensive coaching staff decided to run back with Saquon Barkley after a 2-2 turnover, seven of them charged with injuries.
He only had three giveaways and ended up tied for the least of the quarterbacks this season, helping Philadelphia win 10 straight games. However, in the last seven games of the regular season, there was a pass performance of more than 200 yards, and questions about whether damage can open up the air offense.
Painful answers, stressed in the NFC Championship against the Washington Commander (28, 246 yards, TD) and the Super Bowl against the Chiefs (22, 22, 221 yards, 2 TD, 2 TD, 1 INT). He scored Devonta Smith with a 46-yard knockout touchdown late in the third quarter, extending Philadelphia's lead to 34-0.
"Getting into this game, he's the least worry I have," said Jeffrey Lurie, chairman and CEO of the Eagles. His voice was barely in the post-game celebration in the Eagles locker room. rising. "I know he'll be as good as he was two years ago. You almost have to worry about everything; it's one thing I didn't even think of. I just said, 'We have quarterbacks.'
“He was 26 years old, the clutch was incredible, and he knew it was related to winning. Sometimes it was through ground games, sometimes it was through pass games. Jalen was a huge thrower of football and he needed a quick decision-maker. ”
Always grinding, one of the challenges of getting into this season is getting involved in more vocal, forward-looking characters. According to teammates, this happened.
An example of using his words to stimulate his teammates on Sunday’s Super Bowl eve. Just as he was in his first championship showdown with the Chiefs, coach Nick Sirianni opened the floor for players to speak at a team meeting at the hotel on Saturday night.
Defensive back Sydney Brown told ESPN: "I tell you now that I know we won the football game after all the players were chatting in front of that room."
Brown specifically quoted two people after making this statement: Safety CJ Gardner-Johnson and Hurts.
"I don't know how to explain Jaylen's emotions in his speech," Brown said. "It's incredible. There's a reason why he won the Super Bowl MVP. He's the best in the world."
The 2022 team players have a lasting sting to Super Bowl LVII’s loss to Kansas City and how to keep cheering them two years later. The following season, a teammate’s live stream in the team’s functions, inadvertently suggesting that the pain changed the lock screen on the phone to a photo of him walking out of the field as red and golden confetti were from Falling from the sky. So far, it's still his lock screen.
When asked if he had many celebration photos to replace it and if he would change it, he might continue to do so as it could continue to drive back to another Super Bowl. After all, if he doesn't move forward, he won't tell the story of his frustration, and that's the setback he rebounds from it.
"I watched him walk out of the field under that confetti and felt his pain," Avilion said. "I just don't want to feel pain again.
"And I'm glad - I didn't feel it because he didn't. I'm just happy for him. It's a blessing because of the level of effort he's working."