Nick Wright: Jalen Hurts is not an MVP caliber player

With Super Bowl week right around the corner, Eagles fans should start to familiarize themselves with FS1 pundit Nick Wright.

Generally speaking, he’s a solid takes-man who never goes too overboard. Except for when it comes to his favorite NFL team, the Kansas City Chiefs. For the past few weeks, the Chiefs have been the main talking point on his FS1 program, “First Things First.”

Now that his Chiefs are set to face the Eagles in just nine days, expect Wright to start piling on with the Philly slander. He’s already began his tirade against the Eagles earlier this week, when the host decided to take a shot at QB1, Jalen Hurts.

Nick Wright: Jalen Hurts is not an MVP caliber player

Nick Wright says Jalen Hurts is a nice story, but not an MVP caliber, established player.

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“Do I think Jalen Hurts is an MVP caliber player? No,” Nick Wright said. “The thing is, I don’t think anyone does. I think people like him, which they should. I think they’re impressed with how he carries himself, which would be impressive for a 34-year-old much less a 24-year-old. I think they root for him because he’s kind of a sports underdog… And because of all those things, and because some people are quarterback win zealots, they pretend to think he is a fully established player when he’s not.”

For the next nine days, we’re going to hear a lot of this, so get used to it. Nick Wright won’t be the only one doing it, though he may be the most frequent perpetrator.

The Eagles, and Jalen Hurts specifically, have answered every question tossed their way by the Nick Wright’s of the world this season. If you want to continue discrediting them because they beat the brakes off everyone in their way and weren’t “tested” up to your standards, be my guest.

Hurts has obviously played at an MVP caliber this season. The numbers back it up, the eye test backs it up, and his appearance in Super Bowl LVII backs it up. Not much more to say than that.