There's a clear Jalen Hurts reason Eagles innocent post went viral incorrectly

The Philadelphia Eagles social media team has done a really good job of sharing clips and updates from training camp.

One post showed All-Pro cornerback Quinyon Mitchell making a great play. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was seen in a clip throwing a pass to Hollywood Brown that Mitchell beautifully jumped in front of and picked off. After the play, Mitchell punted the ball in celebration.

It should have been a post that Eagles fans could have been excited about because it was Mitchell making the play. Nope, it had to become viral for a reason that only involves Hurts.

Eagles social media post goes viral because negativity around Jalen Hurts must exist

Once the post was made, the first instinct of everyone who doesn't cover the Eagles or is a fan of the Eagles was to think negatively about it. Everyone was asking why the Eagles' social media team showed Hurts making a bad play.

That's because that wasn't the point of the post.

Instead, as of the publication of this article, it has over 14 million impressions in less than 24 hours. This was reposted over 2,800 times.

Ironically, the Buffalo Bills did the exact same thing to their quarterback, Josh Allen, and posted a clip of him throwing an interception. How many impressions did that get? 513,000, and how many people talked about that one? Zero.

That's because Jalen Hurts' negativity results in clicks and views. No one wants to be positive about a quarterback who has been to three Pro Bowls, two Super Bowls, won one, and was Super Bowl MVP. No, that wouldn't be sexy enough for the mainstream sports media.

This play should be all about Mitchell making a great play to get the interception, you know, the main purpose of it in the first place. It's an important play because he hasn't had an interception in the regular season. He got called out by his defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio, this week (in a joking way, of course).

“He’s still waiting for his first interception," Fangio said. "He’ll be quick to remind you he’s got four in the postseason, but he’s still a virgin in the regular season.”

Many people's argument is, why wouldn't the Eagles cut Hurts out of the clip? It shows him in a bad light.

That's because what's the point in blurring him out when every Eagles reporter has already reported that he's thrown interceptions in practice? It's football. Every NFL quarterback throws interceptions in practice; that's not a foreign concept.

And yes, Allen wasn't completely blurred out of the Bills' shot, as everyone can clearly see him in the background. Some will say that's not true, but fans can see him, so let's not go there with that argument.

In fact, if people actually followed Eagles training camp, they would know that Hurts is having a great on. He's apparently gotten faster, and he is making all the adjustments to fit into new offensive coordinator Sean Mannion's scheme. That's too positive for everyone outside of Philly, though, so please ignore that.

The point was to show that a Pro Bowl quarterback made the throw and an All-Pro corner made a great play to get the pick. Also, Mitchell only faces off against Hurts in first-team practice, so everyone can assume it's Hurts throwing the football.

To see the Eagles' social media team get dragged through the mud is just weird. Or is it?

This isn't about the Eagles posting that clip. It's getting Eagles fans to rage-bait about Hurts and other fans, to say, " See, I told you so. Hurts is terrible!"

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The 2026 NFL regular season cannot start any sooner because people are bored. This is a horrible way to get some Hurts jabs in. Focus on something else; the Eagles are doing just fine.

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