So perish the thought of Hurts skipping the voluntary strength and conditioning drills that began in late April, or the phase two period of on-field work that the Eagles have been conducting for the past few weeks.
If anything, the only difference in Hurts is “probably just more commas” in his nine-figure contract, as center Jason Kelce put it.
It’s why Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith was among a group of wide receivers who attended Hurts’ contract signing press conference on April 24, feeling as happy for Hurts as they would be for themselves.
“It’s amazing,” Smith said Wednesday about Hurts’ contract. “He’s a guy that comes in every day, puts the work in, and you see it pay off. He leads the right way. You have a lot of people looking up to him and following him. He’s part of the reason that guys love coming to work.