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In the case of Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> quarterback Jalen Hurts<\/a>, 1 anonymous report has seemed to open the floodgates to a world of criticism<\/a> of the NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl MVP.<\/p>\n The latest to pile on was legendary (and recently retired) Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> linebacker Lavonte David<\/a>, who dismissed Hurts as an elite quarterback in a recent interview.<\/p>\n \u201cJalen Hurts was never a guy who we were worried about when we played the Eagles,\u201d David said during an appearance on The Arena: Gridiron<\/a>. \u201cOur game plan was just like, \u2018We going make Jalen Hurts beat us.\u2019 We\u2019re going to keep him in the pocket, make him make his reads, understand what defense he\u2019s seeing, and make him beat us.\u201d<\/p>\n The Buccaneers are 1 of the few teams that have had Hurts\u2019 number throughout his career \u2014 he\u2019s 2-4 against Tampa Bay, and the Buccaneers also bounced the Eagles out of the playoffs following the 2023 season.<\/p>\n Anonymous Source Puts Jalen Hurts on Blast<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s report detailed a scenario in which Hurts has been given enough power over the offense to overrule offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo at different times in 2025 \u2014 including on the final play of the season \u2014 and refuses to change the offense to make it more modern.<\/p>\n After winning the Super Bowl in 2024, the Eagles were knocked out of the NFC Wild Card Round by the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n The result, in the end, was that Patullo was fired and replaced with Sean Mannion<\/a>, and the Eagles\u2019 best wide receiver, A.J. Brown<\/a>, is openly politicking for a trade to get away from Hurts.<\/p>\n \u201cThe mere fact that the ESPN report exists becomes proof that the Eagles may be on the brink of playing hardball with Hurts,\u201d\u00a0Pro Football Talk\u2019s Mike Florio wrote<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s signed through 2028, and after this season the dead-money charge slips to an eye-popping but manageable $67 million, which could be spread over two years with a post-June 1 transaction.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026 Wednesday\u2019s article may be a pre-OTA shot across the bow to Hurts that his contract doesn\u2019t translate to lifetime employment, and that if he doesn\u2019t start doing what the Eagles want him to do, he may be doing it somewhere else in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n Lavonte David 1 of NFL\u2019s Greatest Linebackers<\/p>\n David announced his retirement after 14 seasons<\/a> in an emotional press conference on March 24.<\/p>\n \u201cI just felt it was time,\u201d\u00a0David said<\/a>.\u00a0He was a 3-time NFL<\/a> All-Pro, Pro Bowler, and Super Bowl champion. He finished his career No. 4 in NFL<\/a> history with 1,171 solo tackles.<\/p>\n The Buccaneers drafted David in the 2nd round of the\u00a02012 NFL draft<\/a>, and his 177 career tackles for loss are No. 2 in NFL history. He was also named to the NFL\u2019s 2010s All-Decade Team.<\/p>\n He\u2019s also only 1 of 3 players in NFL history with 40-plus sacks, 35-plus takeaways alongside Pro Football Hall of Fame linebackers Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. He\u2019s also 1 of just 7 players to hit 1,700 career tackles alongside Lewis, Junior Seau,\u00a0Zach Thomas<\/a>, London Fletcher, and Bobby Wagner<\/a>.<\/p>\n David also had career numbers of 41.5 sacks, 32 forced fumbles and 14 interceptions.<\/p>\n \u201cIn David\u2019s final regular-season game with the Bucs, he tied Pro Football Hall of Famer and Buccaneer Ring of Honor member Derrick Brooks\u2019 franchise tackle record of 1,714, which is also sixth all-time since Statspass began recording tackles as a metric in 1994,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Jenna Laine wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday. \u201cHis 215 games played are third most in team history behind Brooks (224) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Rond\u00e9 Barber (241).<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Eagles\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. 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