Why Jalen Hurts has increased confidence after Eagles' Super Bowl run

Jalen Hurts was approached with a question this week during training camp that mad him ponder a bit before answering. He proved a bunch of doubters wrong last season after outplaying Patrick Mahomes during the Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl 59 win over the Kansas City Chiefs and has refused to wear his title ring this offseason after his MVP performance.

It's all part of the growing confidence level for the star quarterback entering his sixth NFL season.

"Have you ever been promoted?" Hurts asked a reporter Wednesday. "When you get a promotion, do you think you're more confident?"

A two-time Pro Bowler, Hurts is 45-17 over the last four seasons as Philadelphia's starter, throwing 79 touchdown passes over that stretch. One of the NFL's leading dual threats at the position, Hurts has scored 52 times on the ground since the start of the 2021 season when Philadelphia gave him full-time first team duties.

And coming out of his first championship following his 293-total yard, three-touchdown outing, Hurts wants more.

"You know, you chase a dream and everybody's dream is to do that," Hurts said. "So once you know that you can, it brings a sense of assurance that you can. … It's a matter of, if I've done it before, why couldn't I do it again?"

Proving to himself he can do it on the game's biggest stage was a confidence-builder for the former Alabama and Oklahoma star who is rising in the ranks of the league's best under center.

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"It's about knowing where you are as a team, and to put all those things together to find a way to bring the best out of what the moment demands," Hurts said, via NBC Sports Philadelphia. "And so that's where I am as a quarterback. There is definitely a sense of confidence. I know someone asked that question (about confidence) last week in reference to Saquon (Barkley). And those are the things that you want to feed off of and build off of, but you have to have a diligent approach to it daily. It's not something that's guaranteed. Nothing is promised. 

"So there's a willingness to just be open. And I think for me, I've always remained … teachable and to be open and be coachable. And so I just want to continue to grow."

Hurts joined rare air last fall with his second Super Bowl appearance over this first five seasons joining Tom Brady, Troy Aikman, Ben Roethlisberger, Kurt Warner, Russell Wilson and Patrick Mahomes.

Hurts just missed the 3,000-yard passing threshold for the first time in four years last season as the Eagles rode Barkley's 2,000-yard campaign to the final. In the Super Bowl, however, Hurts shook the game manager label against the Chiefs by taking over offensively as the Eagles built a sizable early lead and never looked back.