Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni already developing a strong bond

Published September 23, 2021 12:41 PM

By ROB MAADDI
AP Pro Football Writer

Jalen Hurts helped Nick Sirianni win his NFL coaching debut and watched his new coach show up to practice later in the week wearing a T-shirt with his face on it. The Philadelphia Eagles’ coach-QB bond is already strong. Hurts says Sirianni is a “big-time players’ coach” and he wants to see him “do great things.” The second-year pro followed up an impressive performance in a 32-6 win at Atlanta in Week 1 with a lackluster effort in a 17-11 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. But Hurts has no turnovers in two games and he leads the team with 144 yards rushing.

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