Jalen Hurts reveals why he wouldn't smile despite Eagles' massive lead in Super Bowl LIX

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He wasn't thrilled about his team's dominant victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

The player scowled on the sidelines in new footage released by the NFL.

In the footage, Hurts' teammate, tight end Grant Calcaterra, said to the quarterback, "You can crack a smile, too."

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He responded by saying he was still hurting from their last Super Bowl loss, when the Eagles lost 38-35 to the Chiefs in the 2023 Super Bowl.

I'm being honest with you, brother. The last one really affected me deeply." "This isn't over yet, until the final outcome is announced.

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Hurts has been very open about how motivating the Super Bowl loss was.

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In the summer of 2023, several months after the game, Hurts said that the wallpaper on his phone was a photo of him walking off the field, disappointed, as red and yellow confetti fell to the ground.

Before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Hurts shared during an interview on Fox's pregame show that he had kept that picture as his phone's background image for the past two years since the loss.

Even after winning a Super Bowl, Hurts has no intention of changing his phone's home screen.

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It's going to stay the same. There's no need to change it.

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Jalen Hurts explains why he didn't smile despite the Eagles' large lead in Super Bowl LIX.