Jason Kelce opens up on Eagles teammate Jalen Hurts' MVP odds after perfect 7-0 start
Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce thinks quarterback Jalen Hurts could and should win MVP this season.
Kelce spoke about the quarterback's performance on the field this season on the ninth episode of "New Heights," hosted by himself and his brother, Travis, on Wednesday.
Jason highlighted how Hurts' numbers have been up there with the best as well as having the best turnover differential in the NFL. Kelce said:
"I mean, you want to talk about MVP, Jalen Hurts, his numbers been up there with the premier quarterbacks in this league. And his playmaking ability has been up there. But look at the turnover differential or plus 14, or that or whatever it is plus third, I can't remember. But we're like astronomically higher than the next closest team.
"And part of that is our defenses create a lot of turnovers. But the biggest part of that is that we have taken care of the football. Yeah, we've said this before, and I think that this is a vastly underrated part of Jalen Hurts, his football game right now is that not only is he being a playmaker, but he's doing it in a way that is smart."
He continued:
"He is taking care of the football, he's making good decisions, it's hard to be aggressive, and to score points, and put up yards the way he has while also doing so by not being prone to making mistakes."
Jason added that he doesn't think that many others have done a better job than Hurts this season and that he has to be an MVP candidate:
"And the fact that he's doing that and leading our team and not putting us in negative situations. I mean, if that's not an MVP candidate, at the top, I don't know which one is so now, we're only halfway through the season, we got a long season left not even halfway, we got to continue to play at this level.
"And, yeah, but you know, for the first seven games of ours, I don't know too many people that have done a better job than him."
Eagles' Jalen Hurts has been playing at an MVP level this season thus far
Jalen Hurts is the leader of the 7-0 Philadelphia Eagles. Through eight weeks of the season, the Eagles remain the only undefeated team in the NFL.
The Eagles are also favored to win the rest of their games.
In the seven games played, the QB has completed 67% of his passes for 1,799 yards, 10 touchdowns and just two interceptions. He has also rushed for 303 yards and six touchdowns on 79 carries.
The Eagles are No. 1 in the league in turnover differential with +14 with the next closest team being six.
If the quarterback continues to play the second half of the season like he has played thus far, he will be closer to winning his first MVP.
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