Jalen Hurts has earned full support from an NFL Hall of Fame Coach

It’s hard to imagine that anyone who loves the game of football would cross paths with Tony Dungy without recognizing him. He’s kind of a big deal. He’s also a big fan of Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Since Dungy’s retirement, he’s remained in the football world’s public eye. He’s served as an analyst on NBC’s Football Night in America since his retirement.

He’s the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl and the first African-American head coach of the modern era to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 2016 class as well as the second African-American head coach elected of every NFL era. Fritz Pollard was the first to receive this honor.

Dungy’s resume speaks for itself. That being said, when he says anything about the NFL, it’s worth paying attention to.

Tony Dungy gives the Jalen Hurts fan club a reason to cheer.

Recently, Tony Dungy hung out with NBC Sports Philadelphia for Takeoff with John Clark. As you might imagine, Jalen’s name found its way into the conversation.

On the subject of whether the Philadelphia Eagles should stick with Hurts moving forward, invest some draft capital into finding an answer at the quarterback position, or make a move on someone like Russell Wilson, Dungy appears to have no second-guesses about what he thinks the Eagles’ plan should be.

He’s a member of the Jalen Hurts fan club through and through. Take a look at what he had to say on the topic.

"I think Philadelphia’s in great shape. I would sit there and say Jalen Hurts is my guy. We’re going to go forward with this. We’ve got these picks. Somebody is going to fall in love with a quarterback that they want, and they’re going to try to move up. They’re going to want to ransom the farm. We might end up with five or six really good picks (to allow us to) get a lot of young guys to put with Jalen, and we’re going to be in good shape."

Let’s sum it up by saying this. If he’s good enough for a guy that won more than 65 percent of the 227 games that he won as a head coach, he should be good enough for a young franchise that’s trying to find its way.

Keep in mind the fact that Philly did indeed make the playoffs but did so playing a favorable schedule, especially late, versus a ton of teams fielding backups and sub-par talent at the quarterback position.

That isn’t to take anything away from what Philly has accomplished. They did a phenomenal job. It is fair to point it out though, right?