TIME named Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts to the 2025 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 28, 2025 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday and now here.
Five-time World Series Champion and baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter crafted the tribute to Hurts.
"We connected shortly after (the Super Bowl), and the only thing he asked about was insight on going back and winning again," Jeter wrote. "Sometimes people win, then exhale. Jalen is not exhaling. He's embracing the next challenge. Win or lose, Jalen's resilience and determination offer all of us something to admire."
After helping guide the Eagles to the franchise's second Super Bowl Championship in February, Hurts became just the seventh quarterback in NFL history to appear in multiple Super Bowls and win one in his first five seasons.
Since 2022, when Hurts was a finalist for the NFL's MVP Award while leading the Eagles to a spot in Super Bowl LVII, he has an outstanding winning percentage of .787, has accounted for 105 total touchdowns (including a league-best 52 rushing scores), and is one of only four quarterbacks with 10,000 total yards and 100 total touchdowns in that span.
An advocate of women's sports, Hurts has surrounded himself with an all-female team of representatives. He has attended the Eagles Girls Flag Football League Championships and participated in a promotional video when girls flag football was made a state-sanctioned sport in Pennsylvania last year. Hurts is the global flag football ambassador for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where men's and women's flag football will debut as medal events.
Last year, Hurts launched the Jalen Hurts Foundation and donated money to install air conditioners in Philadelphia schools through the "Keep it Cool" campaign. He was recognized as the 2024 Philadelphia Citizen of the Year for his community outreach efforts.
