“He wants to be great,” Barkley told The Athletic. “He’ll do anything to be great.”

On the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast, we touched on a point that Chase has been making for a while now: Jalen Hurts might be a good quarterback, but he isn’t throwing like one right now. The partial transcript below has been edited for clarity. The full episode is available now in The “Scoop City” podcast feed.

Donovan McNabb had the statistics but never won the rings. Jalen Hurts has a shot at doing both. One Eagles QB seems to be climbing the ladder toward another.

Hurts has missed Philadelphia's past two games and has not yet cleared the NFL's five-step concussion protocol.

Philadelphia's head coach provided the update everyone's been waiting for regarding the QB's status for the NFL's Super Wild-Card Weekend.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The most optimistic sign yet that Jalen Hurts could play for the Philadelphia Eagles ... with 300-plus victories since 1994 (including playoffs), joining New England (357-192), Green Bay (339-202-2), Pittsburgh (332-202-3) and Kansas ...

Wide receiver remains one of the Patriots’ biggest needs. Can they fill it with a blockbuster trade this offseason?

Kellen Moore is used to head coaching interviews. After the Eagles and Doug Pederson split ways in 2021, Moore was one of the guys they brought in for a head coaching interview. On top of that, he interviewed for the Vikings’ and Chargers’ head coaching jobs in 2022 and 2024 respectively.

•The wild-card round of the NFL playoffs continue on Sunday with three matchups that promise to be intriguing. •First up it’s the Denver Broncos visiting the Buffalo Bills. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET. and the game is airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

The NFL’s wild-card weekend features divisional rivals facing off, two NFC rematches from Week 1 and the Harbaugh brothers coaching on the same day.

Russell Wilson, who started 11 games for the Steelers this season, finished 14th in the NFL in passer rating, 26th in QBR and 15th in adjusted net yards per attempt. Justin Fields, who started the first six games, ended up 19th, 27th and 25th in those three statistics.

The Eagles and Packers made surprise picks of Jalen Hurts and Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft but they turned out to be some of the smartest recent moves by any team at any position.