Howie Roseman sends message after new Jalen Hurts reporting

When the Philadelphia Eagles selected Quarterback Jalen Hurts with the 53rd overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, many fans and football analysts criticized the Eagles' organization for selecting a player they didn't need at a spot in the draft where they could address other needs.

After six seasons in Philadelphia, Hurts has led the Eagles to reach the Super Bowl twice, and win Super Bowl 59. His 110 Passing Touchdowns are already the sixth most in Eagles Franchise History, and 57 Regular season wins are fourth most.

Despite his accomplishments in just five years as a starting Quarterback, Jalen Hurts still has plenty of detractors among football analysts, and haters among football fans. The 27-year-old Quarterback's lack of consistent production in terms of passing statistics has made him an easy target for a variety of different people.

ESPN Senior National NFL Writer Jeremy Fowler, along with ESPN NFL Nation Eagles Reporter Tim McManus, published the latest report featuring criticisms of Jalen Hurts from Anonymous Sources. Similar critiques and criticisms about the Eagles' Quarterback have been discussed over the last several months on the Inside The Birds Podcast and the unCovering the Birds Podcast.

Eagles Finally Give Public Response To Negative Reports About Jalen Hurts

At Tuesday's Press Conference, Philadelphia's Executive Vice President and General Manager Howie Roseman was asked about the most recent ESPN.com reports about Quarterback Jalen Hurts:

"Yeah, I have seen those reports. Bob and our PR staff do a great job of showing us what we need to see. I would say that we have some faults; One of them is not being direct and honest with our players and (having) conversations with our players. So for us, if we have any issue with any of our players, we talk to them directly.
From my perspective, from (Head Coach Nick Sirianni's) perspective, from [Chairman and Chief Executive Officer] Jeffrey’s [Lurie] perspective, we're not hiding behind anything. We will talk to our players directly. I think that it's unfair. It's unfair to have these articles written, but I understand it's also what sells at this point. So yeah, I think it's unfortunate."

Roseman used this opportunity to address the speculation that came in the aftermath of the ESPN.com reports, instead of the actual content of the article published two weeks ago.

There has been a narrative on different media platforms that the Eagles want to "use" this ESPN.com article as an opportunity to "send a message" to Jalen Hurts, and Howie Roseman wanted to squash that idea.

But instead of denying the reporting contained inside the ESPN.com article or refuting any of the major points, Roseman instead framed it as "unfair" and "unfortunate". This nuanced response by the Eagles' EVP/GM would suggest that some of the information in the ESPN.com article may be accurate but also misinterpreted.

We already know the Philadelphia Eagles organization likes to control narratives, and anytime the media wants to report on anything outside those narratives, the people who are the face of the organization will continue to not "play ball" with the media.