I don’t think there’s a mountain that I can’t climb. With my work ethic, I know I will. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.”

The ESPN survey listed the eight quarterbacks (in order) ahead of Hurts as the Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow, Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels, Los Angeles Rams’ Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert and Detroit Lions’ Jared Goff.

Despite a year that saw Hurts hoist up the Lombardi Trophy and earn Super Bowl MVP, the quarterback barely cracked ESPN’s top 10. Instead, quarterbacks like Jared Goff (No. 8), Justin Herbert (No. 7), Matthew Stafford (No. 6), and Jayden Daniels (No. 5) were ranked above him.

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Gripes that the Eagles' QB and Super Bowl MVP is constantly slighted grow louder with each national ranking, but Hurts is truly a difficult comparison.

"One of the reasons I love football so much is that it takes everybody to accomplish your goals," Sirianni said.

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