PHILADELPHIA - Injuries forced Carson Wentz to watch another quarterback lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their first Super Bowl title and put him on the sideline for playoff games in each of the next two seasons.
Now the franchise player with the big contract saw his team use a second-round pick on a quarterback who was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy last year.
The Eagles didn’t draft Jalen Hurts to compete with Wentz, only to provide insurance. That hasn’t stopped some media and fans from creating a quarterback controversy and interpreting the pick as a slight against Wentz.
Constant scrutiny and intense criticism are part of the job for NFL quarterbacks. In Philly, it’s loud and consistent. But Wentz blocks it out.