Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles picked the toughest spot to give Jalen Hurts his first career start.Hurts, the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up, takes over for Carson Wentz and leads the Eagles (3-8-1) against the New Orleans Saints (10-2) on Sunday.
The Saints have the NFL’s No. 1 ranked defense.Welcome to the league, rook.“We are playing against a great defense so we have to do what we can to control the controllable, control our effort, control our execution, control our mindset and go out there and play a hard-fought.