Hurts just made the cover of Sports Illustrated. Uh-oh.

The Sports Illustrated cover jinx is an city legend during which groups or people showing on the cover carry out poorly afterwards. Sound foolish? Have a glance:

July 21, 1986: After being drafted by the New Jersey Generals, quarterback Jim Kelly appeared on the cover of a preview difficulty for the USFL. Nine days later, the fledgling league “won” an antitrust lawsuit in opposition to the NFL however acquired solely $1 in damages.

January 25, 2010: Vikings quarterback Brett Favre appeared with the headline “Favre on Fire” solely to lose the NFC Championship recreation. Ironically, New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez was on the cover for the Northeast version and misplaced the AFC Championship recreation.

October 19, 2015: LSU operating again Leonard Fournette was in contrast with legendary backs like Earl Campbell, Marshall Faulk and Herschel Walker. He appeared on the cover with the tagline: “Thank you for the comparisons, but 5–0 LSU Tiger will do just fine.” After publication, the Tigers misplaced three straight video games and fell out of CFP rivalry.

January 5, 2016: Minnesota operating again Adrian Peterson was featured on the cover after the Vikings received the NFC North. Unfortunately his group was eradicated from the playoffs when Vikings kicker Blair Walsh missed a 27-yard subject purpose with 26 seconds left in a recreation in opposition to the Seahawks.

And these are just examples from the skilled soccer. Sports Illustrated as soon as did their very own jinx examine and different sports activities appear to have much more unhealthy luck.

Hurts is many issues, however he’s not unfortunate. He survived being benched at halftime of the 2018 College Football Playoff championship recreation and being drafted to play behind Carson Wentz.

In different phrases, Hurts can be high-quality, knock on wooden.