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Jalen Hurts’ secret identity as the Eagles’ resident pool shark in locker room

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February 3, 2025
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Jalen Hurts lurked in the players’ lounge in the Eagles' locker room at the start of the NFC Championship game practice week. There was still film to watch and body recovery on his schedule, but at this moment, he needed to hustle some teammates at the pool table.
“Jalen usually shakes me down,” offensive lineman Darian Kinnard said.
“Baits you under the table,” one teammate calls out, “then talks shit.”
“Strategic shit talker,” Kinnard added.
Hurts is busy. He doesn’t have as much time to hang around as some other players in the locker room. Such is life for a franchise quarterback. But there are times when he and Isaiah Rodgers might lock eyes from across the locker room, and Hurts will sa...

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