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Hurts Feelings: Orlovsky Rips 'Outrageous' Training Camp Slander of Eagles QB

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True Sports Staff
Aug 13, 2026
2 Min Read

Training camp is officially in full swing, and you know what that means: overreactions flying faster than a Jalen Hurts deep ball. But this time, Dan Orlovsky has had enough.

The ESPN analyst went to bat for the Eagles' franchise QB, torching the recent wave of criticism coming out of Philadelphia's camp as 'outrageous'. In a league where every incomplete pass gets put under a microscope, Orlovsky isn't buying the noise surrounding Hurts.

Camp noise or real concern?

It happens every summer. A QB throws a pick in a 7-on-7 drill and suddenly the sky is falling. But Hurts isn't just some random signal-caller fighting for a roster spot—he's a proven winner who has already taken this franchise to the mountaintop. For Orlovsky, the criticism isn't just unfair. It's flat-out disrespectful.

The bottom line? Training camp reps matter, but they're not the Super Bowl. Judging Hurts on a few August throws while ignoring what he's done when the lights are brightest is the kind of lazy analysis that drives players and analysts crazy.

Orlovsky made his stance crystal clear: pump the brakes on the Hurts panic. The Eagles know what they have under center. And anyone writing him off in July or August might end up looking foolish by January.