While most NFL superstars splash out big for megamansions the moment they sign a record-breaking contract, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is taking a very different approach.
Despite landing a $255 million deal in 2023 — making him the highest-paid player in the league at the time — Hurts still calls a $2,000-a-month apartment his home instead of living in a sprawling estate, according to The Sun.
When Hurts was drafted in 2020, he made a deliberate choice to rent rather than buy, settling into a modest apartment in Cherry Hill, New Jersey — just a short drive from Philadelphia.
His reasoning? Simplicity.
“I didn’t buy a house or anything like that when I got drafted because it was just me,” Hurts said in a 2021 interview with AL.com.
“I didn’t need this big place just for myself. I just got me a little apartment. You know, something smooth that’ll last me for the time being.”
Even after signing a massive contract extension, Hurts has yet to trade in his unassuming rental for a flashy penthouse or a multimillion-dollar mansion in Philly — a rarity for a young athlete earning generational wealth.
But that’s just when it comes to himself. He’s invested in real estate for others.
Before buying anything in his own name, the star quarterback aptly purchased a $215,000 home in Humble, Texas, where he grew up.
Instead of keeping it as a personal property, he put it under his father’s name. Even when he did finally go big in real estate, it wasn’t in Philadelphia.
And in 2023, he bought another home in Houston under his mother’s name — a 3,000-square-foot, four-bedroom house, records show.
However, Hurts in 2021 reportedly spent $6 million on a 6,000-square-foot residence just 5 miles from his childhood home in Texas. He also snagged the house next door for an additional $2.68 million, possibly for extra privacy.
