On Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said he thought it was "ridiculous" that some people were calling for him to bench quarterback Jalen Hurts following Hurts' nightmare outing in Philadelphia's 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that dropped the Eagles to 8-5 on Dec. 8.

Later in the day, Hurts suggested he's confident he will bounce back in a big way when the Eagles host the struggling Las Vegas Raiders (2-11) this coming Sunday.

Outside criticism is "nothing new" for Jalen Hurts

"Success or greatness, those things aren't linear. You have your ups, you have your downs, but it's about how you respond to it," Hurts explained, per the Eagles' website. "And I think about that. It's nothing new that I haven't faced before. It's a matter of respondi

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