The Jalen Hurts Hateful 8

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Here's what's coming:

• The (Jalen Hurts) Hateful Eight

• From unemployed couch-surfer to champion

• The undersized 13-year-old who revolutionized modern basketball

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Hat tip to a veteran reader for today's question – thanks, Isaiah!

The (Hurts) Hateful Eight

Jalen Hurts is used to being counted out:

• Benched for a freshman at Alabama

• Passed over for the Heisman Trophy

• Fell to the 53rd overall pick of the NFL Draft

And before this season, football pundits questioned whether Hurts could be a productive starting QB in the NFL.

Let's look back at 8 of the most heinous anti-Hurts tweets:

These tweets are just the tip of the iceberg. Plenty were deleted once Hurts kicked off his MVP campaign.

After all, nobody wants to end up on Old Takes Exposed.

Now, Jalen Hurts is one win away from leading the Eagles to the Super Bowl.

Can he do it? I wouldn't bet against him...would you?

While the NFL is known as a big man's sport, there are 390 players listed under 6 feet tall for the 2022-23 season.

Remarkably, there is a full 12-inch height difference between the shortest and tallest wide receiver in the NFL – 5’6″ Deonte Harty and 6’6″ Collin Johnson.

Overall, the average height of an NFL wideout is 6 feet 1.88 inches – making it the 3rd shortest position group in the league.

Can you name the top 2? Find out in our breakdown of NFL heights.

🏀 What if I told you a 13-year-old kid revolutionized the game of basketball? Here's the unlikely story of the undersized teen who invented the modern jump shot. [Joker Mag]

👊 "Holy s---, I’m homeless." Not long ago, Jamie Hayter was an unemployed couch surfer contemplating a career change. Now she's the AEW women's champion. [Sports Illustrated]

⚾ "Though Estrada may be a footnote in history to MLB fans, he is a Hall of Famer in his home country." Michael Clair details the untold story of the first Mexican catcher in MLB history. [MLB.com]

🏒 After 4 years of college, 3 years in juniors, and 201 AHL games, Jake Lucchini's persistence paid off in front of 18,231 NHL fans. [Ottawa Sun]

🥎 She overcame a horrific family tragedy to become the star shortstop of the Miami Dade College softball team. This is the remarkable story of Atayva Fowler. [Miami Herald]

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⭐ Trivia Answer:

C) Chad Kelly – Selected with the last pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, the QB came off the bench to help the Toronto Argonauts win the CFL's 2022 Grey Cup.

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