Nick Sirianni, head coach of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, compared this Monday to his ‘quarterback’, the 24-year-old Jalen hurtswith NBA legend, Michael Jordan, for his will to win.
“I grew up watching Michael Jordan, I’m his biggest fan. What I admire the most is his will to win, this is the comparison I make with Jalen. Jalen has that will to win. I don’t know what Jalen’s ceiling is because it puts it higher every week,” Sirianni said at a press conference.
THE Philadelphia Eagles will face next Sunday the Kansas City Chiefs inside NFL Super Bowl LVII. The game took place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
The Eagles coach referenced Jordan, six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and his insatiable hunger to win, a quality he sees in his 24-year-old quarterback who will play in his first career Super Bowl in his second year as the Eagles’ starter.
“I’m a Bulls fan and I recognize Jordan’s excellence; especially that will to win, that’s what Jalen has; I know he wants to reach very high and, God willing, he will. That’s what I wanted to say for that comparison,” the 41-year-old coach underlined.
Sirianni recalled the evolution of his team last season, in which they were eliminated in the wild card round by the Buccaneers of Tom Brady, to the current one in which they installed themselves in the NFL title duel after beating the 49ers in the National Conference championship game.
“Last year we made it to the ‘playoffs’ after climbing positions in the season; now we have seen the mountain and were convinced of what we use to climb. We need to climb a little more every day and today we are happy to be here. Now we have to go out and finish the job,” she said.
In turn at the press conference, Jalen Hurts bolstered his coach’s praise and acknowledged him There are no limits to your progression.
“I don’t set limits. This is a moment of reflection, of realizing that all the work has been for a reason. I feel this team is readyWe worked hard to get to this game” Hurts said.
It hurts is, along with Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefsone of the candidates to be named NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), an award to be announced next Thursday.
Source: Clarin
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