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A pair of legends in Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter texted Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts after his team beat the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 26.
"You know who the first people to text me after the NFC championship game? The first two people that popped up? Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter," Hurts told Fox Sports' Erin Andrews in an interview that aired during the NFL on FOX Super Bowl LIX pregame show.
"And those guys have been very influential on my approach. How to manage the different things that come with the responsibility that a player like myself may have and going to work and going out there and getting it.