Eric Hartline
Jalen Hurts was present during a round of golf with former President Barack Obama, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and running back Saquon Barkley earlier this week, but he didn't golf.
Hurts told the assembled media Wednesday — a group that included John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia — that one of the terms of his contract is that he's not allowed to golf:
Jalen Hurts says he did not actually golf yesterday with former President Obama, Saquon Barkley, and Jeff Lurie. Jalen hung with the group the whole time. He says it’s in his contract that he can’t golf.
Saquon says it was one of the coolest experiences of his life pic.twitter.com/OJGFpG3wKQ
This is interesting. It's not uncommon for players to be banned from snowboarding or playing basketball via the terms of their contracts because those activities present relatively high injury risk. In theory, golf doesn't. But when the team gives you a five-year/$255 million contract that guarantees $179 million, you stop playing golf if they want you to.
And based on Hurts' swing, perhaps golf presents more of an injury risk to him than most:
How’s Jalen Hurts golf game? (📹 via his IG story) pic.twitter.com/OXukgQ2hhh
