NFC East

The 2023 Eagles Are Making the Plunge

By Greg Bishop To understandthe Tush Push, start with the league’s most valuable backside. Jalen Hurts’s lower half isn’t like most lower halves. His legs extend from his midsection like sequoias that are the envy of their forest, fortified by a lifetime in sports and his high school hobby of powerlifting. Hurts squats more than 600 pounds and could, according to those who train him, surpass 750 if he focused solely on strength. His coaches find his lower half more impressive than his arm, which can chuck footballs country miles. If that lower half isn’t the strongest among NFL quarterbacks, i…