{"id":442150,"date":"2023-12-20T18:13:24","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=442150"},"modified":"2023-12-20T18:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T18:13:24","slug":"jason-kelce-responds-to-qb-jalen-hurts-harsh-criticism-of-the-teams-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/jason-kelce-responds-to-qb-jalen-hurts-harsh-criticism-of-the-teams-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce Responds To QB Jalen Hurts Harsh Criticism Of The Team&#8217;s Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star player Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles discussed the team&#8217;s current situation and their dedication to winning. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/\">Eagles<\/a> lost badly to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13, and they are presently on a three-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<h2>Jason Kelce Responds To QB Jalen Hurts Harsh Criticism Of The Team&#8217;s Commitment<\/h2>\n<p>Jason Kelce Responds To QB Jalen Hurts Harsh Criticism Of His Teammates<\/p>\n<p>Following their most recent Monday Night Football loss to the Seattle Seahawks, quarterback Jalen Hurts addressed the media. Hurts discussed the Eagles&#8217; dedication and questioned if they would be able to compete with the best and carry on with this possible Super Bowl run.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> QB Jalen Hurts mentions he doesn&#39;t think the team is &#39;committed enough&#39; right now.<\/p>\n<p>When asked what he means: &quot;Commitment. I don&#39;t have a dictionary on me now.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>An eye-popping answer&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iscJpkukcm\">pic.twitter.com\/iscJpkukcm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySportsUpdate\/status\/1736978560093446472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the club&#8217;s third straight loss, a 20-17 loss to the Seahawks on &#8220;Monday Night Football,&#8221; the veteran center for the Eagles, Chris Hurts, said of the now-10-4 team, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re committed enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurts&#8217; remarks were addressed by Kelce, another offensive leader on the team, on the &#8220;New Heights&#8221; podcast on December 20. All in all, not too big of an issue, the veteran Philly center said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jalen Hurts questioned the team\u2019s commitment. Is there validity to that? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EV6oSNkPe2\">pic.twitter.com\/EV6oSNkPe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; tom stakes (@tomstakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomstakes\/status\/1737509987209880064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the attitude you have to have,\u201d Kelce said Wednesday on the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast he hosts with his brother, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. \u201cI think when you\u2019re not performing as a team, when you\u2019re not winning games, the only thing you can do is go back and work that much more, go back and commit yourself that much harder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have great people in the building, we have people that want to win, I know that. There is no question in my mind about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once the Super Bowl favorites, the Eagles have dropped three straight games.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is Jalen Hurts right to question his teammates&#39; commitment? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf4e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHYVqPbhtB\">https:\/\/t.co\/bHYVqPbhtB<\/a><br \/>\u2733\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K6oq3goVhF\">https:\/\/t.co\/K6oq3goVhF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cg6p0pbVZM\">pic.twitter.com\/cg6p0pbVZM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooSports\/status\/1737208691714035901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, the commitment comment, that&#8217;s all you can do, is re-commit yourself even more than you already are. I think that, at the end of the day, all you can do is go back and work, go back and focus on the fundamentals, focus on where you&#8217;re making mistakes as an individual, focus on how you can help your teammate, assist your teammate.<\/p>\n<p>Be where you need to be. Bring energy. I think, all these things, in the grand scheme of things, add up to you and your teammates playing better, if everybody has that mindset. I think that when you approach it with intention and approach it with the seriousness that it needs to be approached with, then generally things get corrected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurts&#8217; remarks, in Kelce&#8217;s opinion, have driven him even more going into the next three weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eagles<\/a> center Jason Kelce made a block here that allowed Jalen Hurts to score the game-winning touchdown. <\/p>\n<p>Very few if any centers in the league make that play and allow their team to win\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/epEJuzHYQf\">pic.twitter.com\/epEJuzHYQf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLFootball (@_MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_MLFootball\/status\/1728970906733875308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Eagles have an easy final-round schedule: two games against the Giants, including a home game against New York on Christmas Day, are followed by a match versus the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>At least for the time being, Hurts&#8217; remarks may have been a perfect case of &#8220;right message, wrong messenger&#8221;: In the game, the quarterback completed 17 of 31 passes for 143 yards and two interceptions; both of his errors occurred in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The mentality of this Eagles team is unmatched<\/p>\n<p>Can see it after the pick 6, Jalen Hurts, Jason Kelce, Darius Slay all have that mentality. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zUrfZfK5f\">pic.twitter.com\/8zUrfZfK5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aidan Doc\ud83e\uddf8 (@AidanDoc_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AidanDoc_\/status\/1717567259764232289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Hurts was somewhat wounded going into the game after a sickness almost prevented him from playing. 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