How much can Jalen Hurts squat? Delving into Eagles QB's lower body strength

Being one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the league, it stands to reason that Jalen Hurts would possess a great deal of power in his legs.

Hurts terrified his high school classmates as a powerlifter before becoming the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. The prosperity he has shown since then is largely due to the abilities he acquired at that time.

Considering that he even excelled as a powerlifter when he was a student at Channelview High School, placing second and earning a spot in the Texas state meet, according to heavy.com, maybe this resilience should not have come as a shock.

When Hurts was a student in Alabama, he was able to squat 600 lbs. When he joined Oklahoma in 2019, that was the situation. A clip featuring Hurts squatting 600 lbs in the team's weight room astonished both colleagues and observers. Only three guys, all linemen, were able to get past Hurts' lift, as per AL.com.

Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles are conscious of Hurts' extraordinary football skills. The Eagles have been propelled to the 2023 Super Bowl by him, and Hurts still appears to be doing weights after making it to the NFL.

Jalen Hurts will have to overpower Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl when the Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday (February 12) in a contest that will feature two of the league's top quarterbacks.

Hurts has a lengthy history of being a gym rat. He benched 225 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2020. The National Wildlife Federation estimates that to be about the weight of an adult male black bear.

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How did Jalen Hurts become a powerlifter?

Hurts began powerlifting in high school while being closely watched by his father and trainer, Averion Hurts.

Due to his injury, Jalen Hurts could not play football. His father advised him to try something new, though, as he didn't want his son to be idle.

Baseball was a springtime suggestion from Averion, but it didn't appear to work out. The father then didn't give his son many options. When Hurts wasn't playing football, he believed it was critical that he competed in other sports. He was coerced into joining the powerlifting team as a result.

According to Alabama.com, as a sophomore at Channelview High School, Hurts qualified for the Texas state powerlifting competition by squatting 500 pounds and finishing second among 85 lifters.