Jalen Hurts on Brady Statue: "I’m Not Chasing Statues — I’m Bleeding for Philly, Snap by Snap"

Philadelphia, PA – August 10, 2025 
When the Patriots unveiled a six-ton, 17-foot bronze statue of Tom Brady outside Gillette Stadium, the NFL world lit up with admiration, nostalgia, and, in true rivalry fashion, a few playful jabs. But in Philadelphia, the conversation took a different turn.

Jalen Hurts — the heartbeat of the Eagles — was asked what he thought about Brady’s towering tribute. His response wasn’t about envy. It wasn’t about legacy chasing. It was pure Philly.

“I’m not out here chasing statues — I’m chasing wins,” Hurts said, his voice steady, his eyes locked in.
“But if one day Philly decides to put one up, I want it to stand for more than numbers. I want it to stand for toughness, resilience, and a team that never stopped fighting. Until then, I’m just gonna keep earning it, snap by snap.”

In a city that immortalizes grit more than glamour, Hurts’ words hit home. Philly fans don’t demand perfection — they demand fight. And Hurts, through every fourth-quarter drive, every bone-crunching sack absorbed, every silent walk back to the huddle, has been giving it to them since day one.

While Brady’s statue symbolizes two decades of dominance in New England, Hurts’ vision for a potential monument in Philadelphia is about something deeper — a shared struggle between a city and its quarterback, built on sweat, pain, and unbreakable will.

“Philly doesn’t care if you’re pretty. They care if you bleed for them,” one fan wrote on social media after hearing Hurts’ comments. “Hurts gets it. That’s why we ride with him.”

The moment wasn’t just about Brady’s bronze likeness in Foxborough — it was about what Hurts is building in Philadelphia. And whether or not a statue ever goes up outside Lincoln Financial Field, Hurts is already carving something bigger: a legacy written in midnight green, one snap at a time.