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Hurts, McNabb, Vick on the legacy of Black quarterbacks in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA -- Sitting on the elegant stone steps in the Great Stair Hall at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Donovan McNabb, Michael Vick and Jalen Hurts gathered Tuesday for a conversation on their shared history as Eagles leaders and Black quarterbacks in the NFL.

McNabb, the eldest at age 45, recounted a conversation he had with a local media outlet shortly after Hurts was drafted in 2020 -- a surprise move by the Eagles given that quarterback Carson Wentz had recently signed a lucrative long-term extension.

"I said, 'Listen. What you're getting is a grown man in the room,'" McNabb said.