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Kirk Herbstreit reacts to Jalen Hurts, Eagles Super Bowl LIX win: 'They should make a movie about him one day'

Chandler Vesselsby:Chandler Vessels•about 23 hours•

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Kirk Herbstreit
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Kirk Herbstreit believes the Jalen Hurts story deserves to be made into a motion picture one day. The ESPN analyst has been watching Hurts since college and saw him win his first Super Bowl on Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a dominant 40-22 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The quarterback finished the game with 221 yards passing and two touchdowns to one interception through the air as well as another 72 yards rushing and an additional touchdown on the ground. He was named Super Bowl MVP as a result. Herbstreit took to X after the game with a suggestion to Hollywood directors.

“They should make a movie one day about Jalen Hurts career,” Herbstreit wrote. “Guy is 1st class and a true inspiration for so many! Congrats @Eagles.”

Those who have followed Hurts since college, such as Herbstreit, understand why his story is an inspiring one. He began his career at Alabama and led the Crimson Tide to an appearance in the national title game as a freshman before losing to Clemson.

After getting them back to the championship the following season against Georgia, Hurts was benched in the second half for Tua Tagovailoa, who would go on to lead Alabama to a win. He returned the following year but had lost his starting job and transferred to Oklahoma to finish out his senior season.

Hurst would have the best season of his college career in Norman as he threw for 3,851 yards and 32 touchdowns to only eight interceptions. He finished second in the Heisman voting and led OU to a College Football Playoff appearance.

That led to him being drafted in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft to the Eagles and taking over as starter by his second season. He led Philadelphia to the Super Bowl in the 2022 season but fell short against the Chiefs that time around.

Now he came full circle to return to the game and get his revenge against the very team that stopped him before. It certainly would make for a compelling script fit for the big screen.