- You know, I remember as a kid,
I've always wanted to be on the cover of GQ.
To be on the cover of GQ, that's where it's at.
What's going on GQ?
This is Jalen Hurts here, and this is how I spent
and saved my first million dollars.
I'm originally from Houston, Texas,
born and raised.
I always talk about how impactful it was on my life.
Being a coach's kid, football is something
that's deeply rooted into my family.
The Friday night lights in Houston, Texas being there
watching my dad coach and, even watching my brother,
my older brother play.
I have a lot of memories out there in Houston, Texas
through football and just my childhood,
being a ball boy on the sideline and all those good things.
I used to cut grass.
I started like the sixth grade into high school and yeah
I just put the equipment on my dad's truck.
I'd tell him, "Hey, I got to go cut a yard over here."
I actually got stronger pushing that lawnmower too, you know
nice little workout.
When I went to Alabama coming out of high school,
I was going into a situation where they had already
had like four, five star quarterbacks there.
Coach Saban believed in me enough to give me the opportunity
to go in there.
And you know, I ended up taking it over.
Then I just go to Oklahoma and it was kind of
like the man coach Riley, where, you know, we were
like this I'm blessed to have played for both programs
and be a part of both programs' history.
I was drafted in the second round of the 2020 draft.
I was really excited.
I know the history in Philadelphia and the pride, you know
I go back and watch it and it gives me chills.
Just seeing the reaction of my mom.
You know, my dad, my brother and my sister
and just the emotion in the video.
And I was just ready to go to work at that moment.
I was just ready to get after it.
You can see the details of my rookie contract right here.
Of my first million,
I probably spent $165 000.
I Did. And I think that's very essential when it comes
to saving and managing your money.
There are a ton of ways you can save money and be smart
about your money.
Instead of buying a brand new car,
'cause it depreciates
as soon as you get off the lot, you can buy a used car or
lease a car, instead of going out to eat all the time
at these five-star restaurants, you can simply cook at home
or person like me,
I'm a take me a few to go plates from the facility.
The third way you can save money is on the phone plan.
Like Straight Talk, because it runs on the same
major networks like other brands, but that allow you to
save a lot of money.
Instead of hiring a landscaping company
you can hire a local kid from the community to
come cut your grass like I used to do.
So we talked about how I saved my money.
Now let's talk about how I spend my money.
Very first thing, we went to the mall in Philadelphia.
I got a Philly cheese steak from Larry's, of course.
And I went and got some Philadelphia gear.
I got some bomber jackets.
A Kobe one.
I got an Eagles one.
I have a Philly's one.
All the Philadelphia gear I got
probably added up to like 1,000.
Like $13.
Philadelphia gear when I first got my money, 1000.
And the Philly cheese steak, 13 bucks.
The bomber jackets,
that's probably the most thing I wear all the time.
I wear that the most.
I got some jewelry.
I got some --
I'm not showing it though.
I got a few chains and a bracelet.
I've never had no real chain, nothing like that.
So I got me some real jewelry.
Ordered me some stuff off line, some clothes.
I get me some shoes, probably like 25 to 30.
I'll put up 30.
30,000 my first year in fashion.
I got 'em in Atlanta.
It say rare breed untamed.
And it's the Omega pendant or mega south.
He really just DM me.
And I was like, he got some reasonable prices.
So I'm going to go with him.
Charities, probably like the biggest one.
So this Christmas towards the end of the year,
the holiday season came around.
I was in search of a family I just wanted to bless.
Some holiday spirit, trying to
give back, show some uplift or some service.
I actually met this family through Alex's Lemonade Stand.
It's a foundation in Philadelphia that basically
supports cancer research.
And I got to meet the family, and I got to meet Eric.
Eric has a very rare cancer, and he beat it.
This is what I told Eric.
I was like, "is there anything that you want Santa to
come give you or anything that you want to ask Santa?"
And he didn't really have much.
And I said, "I'll see what Santa can do."
Then that's when the video came out where I surprised them
with the $30,000 check for a down payment on a new house
I pretty much got him every game you can imagine.
Every system.
New TV.
For charities and giving back from my rookie year 60K.
It's what matters the most.
- For rent, wifi, phone bills, all this different stuff
30,000 this year.
I didn't buy a house
or anything like that when I got drafted
'cause it was just me.
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.
Nah, I stay at mama's house.
My mom and my grandma, they won't let me stay anywhere else.
Business fees.
So obviously as a professional athlete, you have people
that work for you and do things for you and it don't
come free.
You know, so for my agent,
my financial advisor,
I spend about 20 my rookie year.
I've spent 20,000 on business fees this year.
Offseason training as well
as just taking care of my body from my rookie season,
whether it be massages, different types of treatments,
acupunctures, cryo therapy just really take care
of your body.
Putting the right things into your body, not eating junk.
So, 10,000 for training and self care.
I'm actually in Dallas, working out with Bobby Stroupe.
He's trained a lot of great players and I'm out here working
with him and that's not free either.
So I gotta take care of that too.
I noticed some things my mom wanted done around the house.
Helping around the house back home, put 15K on that.
Remodeled the bathrooms.
She got some new wood on the floors, new bedroom
and there are some bedroom renovations.
I think giving back to my parents is very important to me.
I love both of my parents dearly and I wouldn't
have none of this if it weren't for them.
So I'm very thankful for them.
Speaking of giving back to my family,
I gave my brother thousand dollars for his wedding.
Couldn't even go 'cause I had a game,
but I gave him a $1 000
We very close.
My brother coaches with my dad
at Channelview high school,
so I have a great relationship.
I wouldn't be where I am today.
Just watch him play as a younger brother
taking me a long way.
I didn't see the need to get a brand new car.
My 300 ride just right to me.
I got that car when I was in college, a used car
low mileage, having the money I have now
I had the capabilities of paying it off.
So I spent 10,000 paying my car off
when I got my first mil.
So I haven't spent a million yet, but I know
at some point I have a few things that I want to buy.
I have $15,000.
Somebody told me that was a reasonable number for a vacation
for the future.
So I'll go to a nice place, spend 15 on a vacation
or vacations, whether it be with my family
or some loved ones, some friends on a vacation.
I still haven't got my passport,
so I need to, I need to come on with that.
I know I want to go on a Safari vacation,
but I'm not too sure yet.
So I got to continue to do my research on it.
I haven't really talked about this one to anybody yet.
Not even my parents or my sister, even.
Just in case she needs it in the future.
She's 16 now,
and she's going to go to college one day.
She's going to do great things.
And just in case she needs it, I have 70, 70,000 set aside
for her to go to college just in case she needs it.
She plays volleyball,
so she could very well get a scholarship
and go play somewhere for free.
My brother and I, she's the smartest without a doubt.
She's in her own world when it comes
to that and we were smart.
So, as you can see, I try
and be pretty smart about how I save my money.
So the rest of this is all in the savings.
All this money here
in with the savings.
If I could give any advice to a rookie coming into the NFL,
having this amount of money for the first time ever
in your life, be wise with your choices and decisions.
I know you have things that you've always dreamed
of having maybe, and that's perfect like, go get it.
You earned it.
You know what I'm saying?
But also be smart and mindful and prepared.
It goes by quick.
So Uncle Sam is real.
That's it everybody.
I appreciate you guys for tuning in.
That's how I spent my first million
and I'll catch you guys on the football field.
Fly Eagles fly.