Eagles' Jalen Hurts makes training-camp history on birthday

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts celebrated his 26th birthday by making training-camp history on Wednesday.

According to 94WIP.com's Eliot Shorr-Parks , Hurts took 22 reps during Wednesday's practice, finishing 11-for-16 with one touchdown and no interceptions. The two-time Pro Bowler's touchdown pass went to star tight end Dallas Goedert, which Shorr-Parks called Hurts' "best throw of the day." Per the insider, the score came from "about 15 yards out," with Hurts "perfectly lofting the ball over the fingertips of a defender and into Goedert’s hands in stride."

The former Heisman Trophy runner-up was one of the premier precision passers during the first two seasons of his NFL career as a full-time starter in 2021 and 2022, recording just 15 interceptions in the two years combined. That included a phenomenal campaign two seasons ago from Hurts when he finished with career highs in completion percentage (66.5%) and passer rating (101.5) while throwing for 3,701 passing yards and 22 touchdowns against just six interceptions.

The 2020 second-round pick ranked fourth in the NFL in passer rating and pass interception percentage (1.3%) in 2022 and earned his first Pro Bowl nod while finishing third in the AP Offensive Player of the Year voting and as the MVP runner-up. Hurts helped lead the Eagles to Super Bowl LVII, where they fell to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Philadelphia and its signal-caller regressed in 2023, as the team dropped from 14 wins to 11 victories and was eliminated in the NFC wild-card round. Hurts had career highs in passing yards (3,858) and passing touchdowns (23) — due in part to playing all 17 games — and he made his second straight Pro Bowl, but his passer rating dropped to 89.1. Hurts' 15 interceptions were the most of his career, equaling his previous two years combined and ranking third in the NFL.

All indications are that he's having a standout training camp thus far. With the offense returning Goedert and star wideouts A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith and adding running back Saquon Barkley, Hurts is set up for a monster 2024 campaign.