NFL Draft: Eagles fans are furious after team drafted Jalen Hurts in second round

The Green Bay Packers stunned NFL fans in Round 1 of the 2020 NFL Draft by taking a quarterback, and on Friday night, fans were similarly stumped by the Eagles’ decision to take a backup to Carson Wentz with the 53rd overall pick.

The former Oklahoma and Alabama star joins a team that is all in on Wentz, who is still only 27, but has been plagued by injuries in past seasons. Wentz put up MVP caliber numbers for much of the 2017 season, but missed the team’s Super Bowl run. The following year, Wentz missed five games, and went just 5-6 as a starter.

The Eagles drafted a weapon for Wentz in the first round in TCU’s Jalen Reagor – a polarizing choice that was hailed by many analysts but derided by fans, who wanted a more well-known WR – but instead of addressing the team’s defensive needs, GM Howie Roseman went with a quarterback.

Remember when Carson Wentz supposedly had influence on the Eagles draft that was fun

— just some guy™️©️®️ (@Southern_Philly) April 25, 2020

“With the 53rd pick in the NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select the only thing they don’t need” pic.twitter.com/8mlyBBwcXi

— Chartisse (@SnowmanEmbiid) April 25, 2020

It’s April during a quarantine and the Eagles have somehow made me feel like I just waked out of a 28-17 Sunday Night Football loss against Dallas

— shamus (@shamus_clancy) April 25, 2020

Carson Wentz deserves better. The Eagles are failing him.

— Brenden Deeg (@eaglestalk_) April 25, 2020

Please stop comparing this to the Saints/Taysom Hill.

Hill was an undrafted free agent that the Saints signed when Brees was 37 years old.

The Eagles just used a 2nd round pick on Hurts when Wentz is 27 years old, and he had the worst WR unit in the NFL last year.

Just stop.

— Patrick (@EaglesPMC) April 25, 2020

Hope the Eagles take a hockey player in the third round

— Zoo With Roy (@zoowithroy) April 25, 2020

Eagles: have a 27-year-old Pro Bowl QB in desperate need of young offensive weapons

Also Eagles: Have drafted QBs with 2 of the last 3 picks pic.twitter.com/4i2K8ERYjc

— Eagles Fan Problems (@EagleFanProbs) April 25, 2020

Thursday Howie: “Man I’ve never seen the Eagles fan base so upset!”

Friday Howie: “Hold my beer” pic.twitter.com/41qcgHMfrq

— The Green Legion (@greenlegion) April 25, 2020

Spring 2019: Eagles let Nick Foles walk to stop any potential internal issues

Spring 2020: Eagles draft a Heisman Finalist Quarterback in the second round

— Flock Fridays (@SixersSaturdays) April 25, 2020

It’s Week 4. Ertz, Goedert, Djax and Sanders are on IR. Wentz throws the winning TD to Jordan Matthews on 4th down who drops it with 13 seconds left.

“Should the Eagles start Hurts? He can create more offense with his legs. Thanks I’ll take my answer off the air.”

— BleedingGreenNation (@BleedingGreen) April 25, 2020