As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, all eyes are on star quarterback Jalen Hurts as he returns for a second time to football's biggest stage. Hurts has played for the Eagles since 2020, when the team drafted him in the second round of the NFL draft.

NEW ORLEANS — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is playing in his second Super Bowl in three years. This time, he knows what to expect. “There’s a lot of wind around you, there’s a lot of external things that really don’t matter in the sense of what we’ve come here to accomplish,” he said this week. “Just keep the main thing the main thing. . . .

While Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will be under center for the Chiefs and Eagles for Super Bowl LIX, an injury to either could thrust an unlikely star into the spotlight