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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Jeff McLane

Jalen Hurts’ unrelenting work ethic: From SoCal to his locker stall, the Eagles — and Tony the janitor — tell stories

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts knows a hard worker when he sees one.

Tony Santiago is the Eagles’ locker room custodian. He’s worked 12 hours a day, six days a week — seven during training camp — for the last 19 years at the NovaCare Complex. But he’s toiled in relative obscurity until Hurts name-checked him two weeks ago following the season finale.

Santiago’s phone buzzed almost immediately after the All-Pro quarterback, whose locker stall he cleans daily, mentioned him by his first name when he was asked what it would take for the Eagles to win the Super Bowl.

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