Jalen Hurts: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback agrees record deal - report

Jalen Hurts set the single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback last season with 18 - including three in the Super Bowl, another record for a quarterback

Quarterback Jalen Hurts has agreed a new deal with the Philadelphia Eagles that makes him the highest-paid player in NFL history, according to a report.

The deal is said to be worth $255m (£206m), meaning his annual salary will be the highest in NFL history.

Hurts was a leading contender for last season's Most Valuable Player award in just his third season in the league.

He lost out to Patrick Mahomes, whose Kansas City Chiefs team beat the Eagles to win Super Bowl 57.

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The full amount of Hurts' new deal is second only to the 10-year extension Mahomes, 27, signed with the Chiefs in 2020.

It also includes $179m in total guarantees, including $110m at signing, second only to the five-year, fully guaranteed $230m deal that Deshaun Watson signed when joining the Cleveland Browns from the Houston Texans last year.

Hurts set the single-season record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback last season with 18 - including three in the Super Bowl, another record for a quarterback.

He also threw for 3,701 passing yards and 22 touchdowns as the Eagles finished with a 14-3 record to clinch the top seed in the NFC Conference before winning the NFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl.

A second-round draft pick in 2020, Hurts replaced Carson Wentz as the Eagles' starting quarterback before the 2021 season and has a 23-11 record from his 34 career starts.

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