Hurts Ruled Out vs Panthers With Calf Blood Clot — SkimNews
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- Jalen Hurts has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers due to a superficial blood clot in his calf, with the Eagles declining to establish a return timeline.
- The Eagles released a detailed Thursday statement tracing the medical timeline: Hurts was cleated Week 4 against the Los Angeles Rams, requested calf treatment the following Thursday, and a Saturday ultrasound in London revealed the clot — yet medical staff still cleared him to play Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- A follow-up ultrasound Wednesday night revealed movement in the small blood clot, prompting the decision to sideline Hurts against Carolina.
- Coach Nick Sirianni declined Friday to detail Hurts' treatment course, instead emphasizing his personal bond with the quarterback: "Your first reaction is always the care for the player because this is not just a coach-player relationship."
- Tanner McKee, a 2023 sixth-round pick out of Stanford, will start in Hurts' absence after Philadelphia's skill-position players publicly backed the unproven backup.
- Wide receivers Dontayvion Wicks and DeVonta Smith offered public support — Wicks calling the situation "real serious" and Smith framing it as "bigger than football" — after finding out alongside teammates at Thursday's walk-through.
Why it matters: Philadelphia now hands its offense to unproven sixth-round backup Tanner McKee for an open-ended stretch, while the medical timeline — Hurts cleared to play Week 5 in London before a Wednesday follow-up showed clot movement — puts the original go-ahead under direct scrutiny from the team's medical staff and fanbase.
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