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

While most Los Angeles Rams fans are incredibly worried about how Chris Shula’s squad is going to slow down Saquon Barkley, one player who has shockingly flown under the radar is Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles’ Pro Bowl quarterback and one-time MVP candidate.

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The No. 2 seed Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for a divisional round showdown with the No. 4 seed Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, with a trip to the NFC Championship on the line. This marks the second time these two teams will face off this season.

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While most Los Angeles Rams fans are incredibly worried about how Chris Shula's squad is going to slow down Saquon Barkley, one player who has shockingly flown under the radar is Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles' Pro Bowl quarterback and one-time MVP candidate.

Barkley left little doubt he and others in the locker room are confident Hurts can do whatever is needed to guide Philadelphia to more than just a home divisional-round victory over the Los Angeles Rams this coming Sunday afternoon.

It is completely unremarkable that someone who grew up in Berwick like Verse did wouldn’t like or would feel no connection to the Eagles.