NFL Rumors: Could Jalen Hurts be among NFL’s top-3 highest paid QBs in 2023?
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to reach a massive contract extension with the team this offseason. Hurts is entering the final year of his rookie contract and the team would like to extend him this offseason before the 2023 season begins.
The #Eagles are aware that QB Jalen Hurts' second contract will be $50 million/year minimum.
Jalen Hurts will be heading into the final year of his contract after the Super Bowl.
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According to league sources, he is the Eagles' top priority this offseason and is expected to be one of the top-three paid quarterbacks in the league. There are reports that state that his contract value is expected to be higher than Josh Allen's six-year, $258 million contract that pays him $43 million per season.
The floor for #Eagles QB Jalen Hurts' new contract is higher than #Bills QB Josh Allen's 6-year, $258 million deal, according to @RalphVacchiano
Allen's deal, worth $43 million per year, made him the NFL's 2nd-highest-paid player at the time.
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Hurts could receive a deal worth $50 million plus a year, as the Eagles value him as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.
Hurts deserves a massive contract extension. He took over as the Eagles' starter in 2021 after starting four games as a rookie in 2020. He led the Eagles to the playoffs last season but fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round of the playoffs.
A year later, he had an MVP-like season as he led the Eagles to the Super Bowl.
He went 14-1 as the team's starting quarterback in the regular season, recording 3,701 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions. He was a problem for opposing defenses on his feet as he rushed for 760 yards and 13 touchdowns.
2022 Regular Season Passing Stats
Jalen Hurts: 3701 yds, 22 TDs, 101.6 rtg, 15 games
Daniel Jones: 3205 yds, 15 TDs, 92.5 rtg, 16 games
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Top 5 highest-paid NFL players in 2023
When Hurts signs his deal with the Eagles, he is expected to be one of the top-five, top-three highest paid players in the league.
The top five highest-paid players for the 2023 season are Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Ryan Tannehill.
Watson is set to earn $54.9 million with the Browns this season. Prescott will earn $49.1 million with Dallas in 2023.
Mahomes, who signed a 10-year, $500 million with the Chiefs a few offseasons ago, will account for $46 million toward the team's cap this season.
Buffalo's Allen will earn $39 million and surprisingly, the Titans will be paying Tannehill $36.6 million this season.