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Eagles News: Andy Reid played a role in Philadelphia drafting Jalen Hurts

Connecting dots between the Chiefs’ Andy Reid and Eagles’ Nick Sirianni - ESPN
To further the connection: Reid actually played a role in Philadelphia’s pre-draft work on Hurts. Eagles leadership consulted Reid to get his evaluation of Hurts, sources said, as well as to discuss the dynamics associated with drafting a player of Hurts’ caliber to back up then-incumbent starter Carson Wentz. Reid has experience in this area: He drafted Kevin Kolb in the second round in 2007 when McNabb was entrenched as Philly’s starter; added Michael Vick to the QB room in ‘09; and paired veteran Alex Smith with then-rookie Patrick Mahomes in 2017 with the Chiefs.