Nick Wright was confronted by Jalen Hurts’ mother, Pamela, the night before Super Bowl 59, the polarizing Fox Sports 1 analyst revealed.
A well-known Kansas City Chiefs superfan, Nick Wright was in New Orleans for Super Bowl 59 to cheer on his team against the Philadelphia Eagles. But the Chiefs’ stunning 40-22 blowout loss was just one of two unexpected surprises for Wright during the weekend.
Speaking on FS1’s “First Things First” show, Wright explained that Pamela Hurts confronted him at a Klutch Sports party over his criticism of her son the night before Super Bowl 59 in the Caesars Superdome:
“I’m having a good time, I don’t work the next day, [having] a few drinks as most people are and a woman walks up to me and says ‘I need to ask you one question. Why do you talk so bad about Jalen Hurts?’…I was like, ‘Well I don’t think I talk bad’… and she was not budging a bit.
“She’s like, ‘No, no, you do.’ And I said , well let me tell you the good things I said about him. Once this goes on for 5, 6, 7 minutes. I had a moment of clarity and I said, ‘ma’am, can I ask you one question real quick?’ I said ‘are you Jalen Hurts’ mother?
“She said, ‘Yes I am.’ And it went on for another 15 minutes, where it was a very cordial but intense mother defending her child against someone who she thinks has been unfair to him. She ended it with this, ‘I just want to know what you’re going to say when he wins.'”
Nick Wright has indeed been critical of Hurts in the past. On an episode of “First Things First” last June, Wright memorably questioned if Philly’s star quarterback was even a top-15 player at the position.
Three months later in September, Wright also said that he was losing, “more and more faith in the quarterback” and referred to the Eagles as “overvalued.”
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“I do think it’s a legitimate conversation of do we know Jalen Hurts is good? Are we certain Jalen Hurts is a top 15 quarterback in the league? There’s only 32, so are we certain he’s better than the average league starter?”
— Philadelphia Eagles Central (@pheaglescentral) June 23, 2024
— Nick Wright on @FTFonFS1 pic.twitter.com/qhuCbFdpac
“The more and more time that goes past since that Super Bowl, I lose more and more faith in the QB”
— Ernie The Cowboys Fan (@es3_09) September 10, 2024
Nick Wright speaking facts about the #Eagles and Jalen Hurts. Their defense is bad. Their QB turns over the football way too much. It’s going to catch up. Always does. pic.twitter.com/eMgjig5uzS
Of course, Wright wasn’t the only vocal critic of Hurts before and during the 2024 NFL regular season. Many questioned if he was actually a star quarterback or the product of playing in a star-studded offensive system.
Hurts put an end to the latter notion by winning Super Bowl 59 MVP. He played near-flawless football with three total touchdowns (two passing, one rushing), 221 passing yards and a game-high 72 rushing yards.
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