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Eva Geitheim

Jalen Hurts Kept 'Rocky Steps' Promise He Made to Himself on Draft Day

Philadelphia Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie, left, joins head coach Nick Sirianni and quarterback Jalen Hurts atop one of the team buses during the Super Bowl 59 victory parade. | Daniella Heminghaus / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Nearly five years after he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts has finally been to one of Philadelphia's most prominent landmarks, the 'Rocky steps' at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When Hurts was drafted by the Eagles back in 2020, he promised himself he would not visit the famous steps until he became a champion.

“I told myself when I got drafted that I wouldn’t go to the Rocky steps until I won a championship… and now we here," Hurts said during his speech at the Eagles' Super Bowl parade.

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