Jalen Hurts has been fighting to get here for close to 10 years: on the midfield stage of a championship game, holding a trophy while confetti falls around him with the cheers of adoring fans ringing out around a massive stadium.

In Super Bowl LIX, Jalen Hurts took an entire season of slings and arrows from his doubters, and zinged them right back in their faces, to win the most important game of his life.

On Sunday night, Jalen Hurts carried the weight of the world. He held it in his right hand as he walked to a spot in the locker room where he could lean against the wall, slide to the floor, stretch out his legs and place the Lombardi Trophy between them.