Jalen Hurts has an annual average salary of USD 51 million. Jalen Hurts is the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL as of November 2024. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him with the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. Hurts was born on August 7, 1998, in Houston, Texas, and attended Channelview High School in Texas where his father Averion was the coach of the school’s football team. Hurts played his entire high school football under his father before moving on to the University of Alabama to play his college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In his last year of eligibility, he transferred to the University of Oklahoma to play for the Oklahoma Sooners football team.
After backing up Carson Wentz for the majority of the season in his rookie campaign, Hurts was given the franchise reign in 2021. The 2022 season was a breakout year for him when he led the Eagles to a Super Bowl. However, 2023 was one to forget for Hurts and the Eagles due to their shocking downfall in 2nd half of the season while also getting steamrolled by the Buccaneers in the Divisional Round. But through the first eleven weeks of the 2024 NFL season, Hurts has Eagles sit atop the NFC East division with an 8-2 record.
Jalen Hurts Salary
For the 2024 NFL season, Hurts will earn a base salary of $1.1 million while receiving $38.8 million in option bonuses as per Spotrac. Hurts also has an annual average salary of $51 million as per his contract. After having signed an entry-level contract of 4 years worth a little over $6 million back in 2020, Hurts signed an extension in April 2023. Hurts’ latest contract extension is a 5-year deal worth a whopping $255 million and it includes a signing bonus of $23.2 million and comes with a guarantee of almost $180 million. That means Hurts is set to earn an average annual salary of $51 million placing him in the top 10 of all NFL players as of 2024.
Jalen Hurts Agent
Hurts’ agent is the 35-year-old (as of November) Nicole Lynn who is the President of KLUTCH Sports Group’s football division. She represented Hurts and orchestrated his mammoth 5-year deal with the Eagles which will earn him a staggering $255 over the next five years. Lynn became the first woman of African-American race to represent a National Football League draft pick when she represented Quinnen Williams in 2019. In 2020, she earned her certification leading to her representation of NBA players as well.
Born on December 13, 1988, Lynn attended the University of Oklahoma and studied law while interning with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Although she desired to become a financial advisor initially, she turned her attention to becoming a sports agent.
Some other notable NFL players who have signed with her include defensive end Myles Garrett, quarterback Bailey Zappe, linebacker Malik Jefferson, defensive tackle Marvin Wilson, and more. Lynn is also working with two top-10 draft picks from the 2023 NFL Draft - Will Anderson Jr. and Bijan Robinson.
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A. Jalen Hurts wears jersey number 1 for the Philadelphia Eagles.
A. Jalen Hurts net worth as of 2024 is around $30 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.
A. Jalen Hurts played three years for the Crimson Tide. He spent his freshman, sophomore, and junior years at the University of Alabama.
A. Jalen Hurts was born to parents Pamela and Averion Hurts.
