As the 2026 NFL offseason rolls on and quarterback evaluations dominate headlines, one take managed to cut through the noise: the idea that the Philadelphia Eagles should consider trading Jalen Hurts. The suggestion sparked immediate backlash, most notably from Cam Newton, who didn\u2019t attempt to soften his response.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ain\u2019t going to crucify,\u201d Newton began, before zeroing in on the person who floated the idea. \u201cWhat the hell was you smoking? Was you drinking? And you sure enough wasn\u2019t thinking \u2019cause the trade Jalen Hurts? No. No. Hell no. Are you \u2014 what they say in New York \u2014 is you dumb?\u201d<\/p>\n
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Newton\u2019s frustration wasn\u2019t just about loyalty. It was about logic. \u201cWhy would you say that even when it\u2019s been taped saying everything around Jalen Hurts makes Jalen Hurts who he is?\u201d he asked. \u201cYes, but Jalen Hurts hasn\u2019t even played his best football yet. So why get do away with him?\u201d<\/p>\n
The debate intensified after ESPN\u2019s Seth Walder evaluated quarterback situations across the league. Walder projected that the Eagles would stay put with Hurts in 2026 but included a warning after Hurts ranked 20th in QBR during the 2025 season. The question wasn\u2019t whether Philadelphia would trade him now, but whether another uneven season could change how the organization categorizes him next year.<\/p>\n
Newton sees that line of thinking as premature. \u201cYou see, Jalen Hurts ain\u2019t making a mockery in the media. Jalen Hurts has been nothing but a model citizen. Jalen Hurts has won football games. It may not be how you like it, but he\u2019s won football games. It may not be how I like it, but he\u2019s won football games.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the record backs that up. Hurts\u2019 winning percentage remains among the best of his draft class, and he is just a year removed from a Super Bowl MVP performance. While 2025 featured volatility, injuries, and stretches of offensive inconsistency, the broader r\u00e9sum\u00e9 still carries weight.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou see what I\u2019m saying? Look at his record,\u201dNewton continued.<\/a> \u201cThat\u2019s what everybody wants to say. His record is almost pristine, giving off his peers, he\u2019s in the top percentile. Why? Why trade him? Why do that? No.\u201d<\/p>\n None of this means Hurts is beyond criticism. Newton himself acknowledged that improvement is necessary. \u201cDoes he need to get better? Hell yeah. I\u2019ll be the first person to tell you that. But trading him? Hell, Andrew. Drew scared. What are you doing, buddy? Come on. Just because you got a mic \u2014 no. What? No. Hell no. I tried to listen and I can\u2019t hear this rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n The Eagles\u2019 history adds intrigue to the conversation. Philadelphia has moved on from accomplished quarterbacks before, including Donovan McNabb and Carson Wentz, even with significant money left on their contracts. Hurts is owed $51.5 million annually through 2028, and with a new offensive coordinator in Sean Mannion and pressure mounting around head coach Nick Sirianni, 2026 does carry heightened expectations.<\/p>\n Hurts\u2019 omission from certain top-player rankings further reflects shifting perception. Ten quarterbacks made one recent list: Justin Herbert, Sam Darnold, Brock Purdy, Trevor Lawrence, Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott, Jordan Love, Drake Maye, Josh Allen, and Matthew Stafford. Hurts was not among them. Metrics-based grading systems tend to punish volatility, and his 2025 season provided more of it than usual.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Still, value in football isn\u2019t confined to isolated throws or efficiency charts. Hurts remains one of the league\u2019s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks and one of its most resilient competitors. His leadership, poise in high-leverage moments, and track record of winning continue to define the Eagles\u2019 identity.<\/p>\n For Newton, the matter is straightforward. You can demand growth. You can expect refinement. But abandoning a quarterback who has delivered a Super Bowl, maintained professionalism, and consistently won games feels like an overreaction.<\/p>\n In his words, the idea isn\u2019t strategic. It\u2019s simple. \u201cYou\u2019re tripping.\u201d<\/p>\n The post \u201cYou\u2019re Tripping\u201d: Cam Newton Fires Back at Idea to Trade Jalen Hurts From the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> appeared first on The SportsRush<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the 2026 NFL offseason rolls on and quarterback evaluations dominate headlines, one take managed to cut through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2068],"tags":[2644,7571,1763,1370,833,25,7,7989,492,1577,1724,872,1159,32,6,242,109,2476,1878,425,314,111],"class_list":{"0":"post-779298","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-eagles","8":"tag-brock-purdy","9":"tag-cam-newton","10":"tag-carson-wentz","11":"tag-dak-prescott","12":"tag-drake-maye","13":"tag-eagles","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-football-games","16":"tag-jalen-hurts","17":"tag-joe-burrow","18":"tag-jordan-love","19":"tag-josh-allen","20":"tag-justin-herbert","21":"tag-matthew-stafford","22":"tag-nfl","23":"tag-philadelphia","24":"tag-philadelphia-eagles","25":"tag-philadelphiaeagles","26":"tag-sam-darnold","27":"tag-the-eagles","28":"tag-trevor-lawrence","29":"tag-washington-commanders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116141233953811365","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}