The internet is praising Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts for his brief but heartfelt speech that he gave on Sunday at the Eagles Women’s Football Festival.
“Women are thrusted into positions to have to overcome this, overcome that,” Hurts stated. “And they consistently do. However, they don’t get the recognition they merit. The lady is the foundation of everything, as we all know.
Women of all ages are invited to the Eagles’ annual event, which gives them the chance to make memories with both current and former players.
Birds Bingo, an X-and-O classroom session with players, a painting lesson with Eagles Hall of Fame offensive tackle Tra Thomas, and some on-field practice drills were all part of this year’s program.
The Management Team at Jalen Hurts Is Completely Female
Hurts is renowned for having an all-female management staff and has always been a fervent supporter of women.
Nicole Lynn, his agent at Klutch Sports Group, is in charge of his management group.
Meanwhile, Chantal Romain and Shakeemah Simmons-Winter work on the Communications side with Rachel Everett in charge of Marketing relations, and Jenna Malphrus assisting any management issues.
What drew Hurts to signing with Lynn was that he saw himself in her.
Despite being a CFB national champion, many doubted Hurts ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft and Lynn could relate to that in her own way.
“That turns me up,” Hurts told Sports Illustrated in 2022. “It lights a fire in me. It does something to me, because I know I’ll prove you wrong. But I saw that same fire in Nicole. She said, ‘I’m a woman. People are going to overlook me. People are going to doubt me. They’re not going to give me the due respect. But I’m overcoming it, just like you do.’ And that’s where we really hit it off. We had the same vision.”
Special thanks to Hurts, Lynn became the first black woman to represent a quarterback in the Super Bowl in 2022.
“I admire anyone who puts their head down and works for what they want. And I know women who do that daily, but they don’t get the same praise as men—they don’t get the praise that they deserve,” Hurts said. “I’ve seen that now with tons of different women in my life that are hustlers.
Athletes, coaches, women in the business world of sports. I see it all the time. And they deserve their flowers too. So if me saying something about it brings more attention to it, then I’m all for that.”
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