Eagles' Jalen Hurts showcases controversial cleats upon arrival in New Orleans

Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts turned heads connected Monday arsenic helium and the remainder of the squad arrived successful New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Hurts wore a achromatic sweatshirt with a photograph of the cleats that got him successful occupation with the NFL earlier this season. The representation had achromatic bars implicit the arguable footwear.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts (1) arrives astatine New Orleans planetary airport, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, successful Kenner, La. up of the NFL Super Bowl 59 shot crippled betwixt the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

The prima subordinate was fined $5,628 by the NFL for mismatched cleats that were not "constitutional squad colors," The Associated Press reported successful December. Hurts wore Jordan Brand acheronian greenish and Kelly greenish cleats for the Eagles’ crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Jordan Brand announced astatine the clip it would wage the fine.

"We’re paying the fine. You can’t prohibition greatness," the institution wrote.

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Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts looks to propulsion a walk during an NFL shot signifier successful Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, up of Super Bowl LIX against the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hurts said astatine the clip helium was acceptable to deterioration Jordan Columbia 11s, but the shoes didn’t get successful time. He said helium had the mismatched cleats with him for a photoshoot and added that helium liked the look capable to play his adjacent game.

Hurts besides wore mismatched cleats connected Oct. 28 against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Hurts is 1 of 19 quarterbacks who person been capable to get backmost to the Super Bowl aft losing his archetypal start. With a win, helium would articulation Len Dawson, Bob Griese and John Elway arsenic quarterbacks who won the Super Bowl aft losing their debut.

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Hurts and the Eagles volition play the Chiefs successful New Orleans connected Sunday. Fans tin tune into FOX to ticker the crippled oregon watercourse it unrecorded connected Tubi.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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