Eagles legend Brian Dawkins discusses the tush push, healthy living and Jalen Hurts' greatness

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Jalen Hurts reached new levels this past season – he brought the Lombardi Trophy back to Philadelphia.

Entering the season, heck, even entering the playoffs, the jury was out on the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, with many thinking he was a game-manager with legs on a sound roster.

But he turned it on in the playoffs – his Eagles put up 95 points in their final two games of the season, the NFC title game and Super Bowl.

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Retired Eagles player Brian Dawkins is honored during a game against the New York Giants at Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 30, 2012, in Philadelphia.  (Drew Hallowell/Philadelphia Eagles/Getty Images)

For Brian Dawkins, though, this isn't necessarily a surprise. Dawkins knew that Hurts could silence the critics shortly after his career took an abrupt hit.

Hurts, of course, was benched in the 2018 national championship with Alabama, and Tua Tagovailoa took over. Tagovailoa threw the walk-off touchdown to, ironically, future Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith.

"When that happened, that taught me a lot about his character… That young man is who I saw being able to be introduced to Philadelphia and grow as a quarterback. And he's still growing," Dawkins said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital.

However, now that Hurts has a ring (and two Super Bowl appearances in three years), Dawkins expects more.

"For me, I'm baffled when people get mad when someone says Jalen is not playing to his potential.