Former Sooners Baker Mayfield and Jalen Hurts will quarterback National Football League teams in the opening round of the playoffs. That’s no small thing. Playoff quarterbacks from OU, OSU or the University of Tulsa are not abundant in NFL playoff history.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered the injury late in the third quarter of Sunday's 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

The Vikings-Rams game features five former Sooners. Brian Asamoah, Jalen Redmond, and Walter Rouse suit up for Minnesota, while Neville Gallimore and Drake Stoops play for Los Angeles. We’ll take Redmond as our pick, as the defensive lineman has come from the United Football League to be a rotational piece up front for a 14-win team.

The last time Hurts was on the football field was back in a Week 16 loss against the Washington Commanders, where he suffered a concussion on a 13-yard run in the first quarter. Backup QBs Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee finished the final two games of the season.

Jalen Hurts did not fumble ... Or a fan of the Buccaneers and seeing Baker Mayfield’s cough up a fourth-quarter fumble at his own 15 in a loss to the Commanders. "Jalen is built for this ...