Eagles QB Jalen Hurts gives Philly media perfect response to Wink Martindale report

In case you missed it, ESPN dropped a report on Wednesday that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had reached out to former New York Giants head coach Wink Martindale for advice at the end of last season with hopes of turning things around in the playoffs.

Following Day 10 of Eagles training camp practice, Hurts was asked about the report.

He didn't deny looking elsewhere for advice, but he did question the relevance of the report ... seven months later.

"I think for certain things, I appreciate what you guys do and everything you guys bring, the attention and sometimes you understand, sometimes I think people are only able to know what they understand," Hurts said. "Sometimes people don’t know what they don’t know. But in that regard, I think where we are is you have reports and you have rumors and then you have reality. We’re in reality right now. Got different people doing different things and different responsibilities in that natural nature but ultimately we just attacking it day by day.

"This team is putting the best foot forward in effort and intensity and it’s really being a team and being together. That’s been my message this training camp and offseason. It’s been a good journey so far. I think my natural nature is to – I didn’t know about (this report), but my natural nature is to block out the external factors because I think there becomes a point where sometimes you question so much and the negativity becomes redundant. This team is one of those teams that’s going to do that, especially with the things we’ve been able to experience. It’s a proper development. A time of development and there’s something we learned from it."

That's a perfect response because it is time for the media and fans to move on from what went down last season.

However, it is a gray area because folks are only going to completely forget about it as long as Hurts and the Eagles redeem themselves in 2024.

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