Jalen Hurts puts ‘challenge to myself’

Quarterback Jalen Hurts on Thursday was asked to clarify the comment he made after the loss in Seattle on Monday night when he said he didn’t think the team “was committed enough” right now.

The comment was directed at himself, the team leader, the one who makes everything go.

“My mind was in a place of really just trying to challenge myself,” Hurts said on Thursday at his weekly NovaCare Complex press conference. “When you think holistically about the things want to accomplish and everything that we’re trying to do, it all runs through me. It all starts with me, so when I say ‘we,’ I mean ‘me,’ cause I’m the point guard out there. I’m the one that makes everything go and I’m the guy that everyone trusts to set the pace for everything. That’s in how I play. That’s in my leadership. That’s in every aspect of the game that comes with the shoes that I walk in.

“It was a challenge to myself. You challenge yourself and you challenge the people around you. All of that starts with me and that’s something that I own. I embrace that challenge.”