Hurts out for season with pulmonary blood clots — SkimNews
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- Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli after being cleated in his calf on Oct. 4 against the Los Angeles Rams, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- Hurts will undergo blood thinner treatment for at least three months and is "clinically stable" with "no significant functional limitations," according to a joint statement from his agent Nicole Lynn and the Eagles, though he cannot participate in football activities while on anticoagulants.
- Hurts played in the Eagles' 19-17 Week 5 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London despite the initial diagnosis — sources told Rapoport he was hospitalized until 4 a.m. on game day morning and didn't sleep the night before — and attempted 40 passes.
- The Eagles placed Hurts on injured reserve after a follow-up ultrasound last Wednesday revealed movement in the blood clot, prompting consultations with numerous doctors and experts before the Sunday game against Carolina.
- Tanner McKee started in Hurts' place Sunday, completing 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in Philadelphia's 25-14 home loss to the Panthers.
- Hurts, a three-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl LIX MVP, hadn't missed more than two games in a season since becoming Philadelphia's starter in 2021.
Why it matters: Philadelphia loses its franchise quarterback — the Super Bowl LIX MVP — for at least three months of blood thinner treatment. Backup Tanner McKee went 26 of 45 (215 yards, 1 TD) in his first NFL start, and the Eagles now face an uphill fight to stay in the NFC East race during Hurts' absence.
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