Eagles QB Jalen Hurts, HC Nick Sirianni reportedly working through 'fractured' relationship

Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles are out to right the wrong of a disappointing 2023 season. 

Apparently, that's not the only thing the quarterback and head coach are trying to mend, as Hurts and Sirianni developed a "fractured relationship" and were miles apart on the "X's and O's" last season, according to an ESPN story that was published on Wednesday morning.

In 2022, the Eagles won the NFC East at 14-3 and went on to reach Super Bowl LVII before losing a nail-biter to the Kansas City Chiefs. That loss dragged into the 2023 season.

"Even when we were 10-1, everyone was walking around like their dog died," a member of the Eagles told ESPN. "All year, instead of having fun playing, it was like, 'Oh my gosh, we lost the Super Bowl.'"

In the aftermath of that Super Bowl loss, the Eagles lost both offensive coordinator Shane Steichen (Indianapolis Colts) and defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals) to head-coaching jobs. Eagles quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson, a longtime confidant of Hurts, and former Seattle Seahawks defensive assistant Sean Desai were named the team's new coordinators.

The change in offensive coordinator may have been at the center of Hurts' and Sirianni's deteriorating relationship.

"When Brian got [promoted], I think he [Hurts] thought, 'I could do the thing that I've wanted to do,'" a member of the Eagles said. "That didn't fly as much with Nick."

There's reportedly a belief that Hurts "absolutely" tuned out Sirianni at varying points last season and that the two never had a "healthy relationship."

Philadelphia began last season 10-1, atop the NFC, and then lost five of its last six regular-season games, followed by getting blown out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers