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NFL Will Not Punish Eagles Over Jalen Hurts’ Blood Clot Care
The NFL will not punish the Philadelphia Eagles for how they handled quarterback Jalen Hurts’ medical situation.
Hurts was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in his calf before the Eagles played the Jacksonville Jaguars in London in Week 5, but he was cleared to play.
Follow-up scans found clots in both of Hurts’ lungs, after a clot in his leg developed into deep vein thrombosis.
The Eagles later ruled him out of their Week 6 game against the Carolina Panthers and placed him on injured reserve after consulting medical experts.
The NFL concluded the team handled the clearance process appropriately and did not violate its injury report policy.
Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season and will receive treatment involving blood thinners.
NFL medical officials are expected to address reporters at the league’s fall meeting in New York.
The NFL will not punish the Philadelphia Eagles over how they handled Jalen Hurts’ medical situation, according to reports.
The league concluded that the process for clearing Hurts to play in Week 5 was handled appropriately.
Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season after doctors found blood clots in his lungs.
He played against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London after initially being diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in his calf.
The NFL said it had been in contact with Eagles medical personnel and Cleveland Clinic London during Hurts’ treatment.
- Who
- The NFL and the Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is the player whose medical care was reviewed.
- What
- The NFL will not punish the Eagles for how they handled the process of clearing Hurts to play.
- When
- The decision was reported on October 20, 2026.
- Where
- The NFL reviewed the Eagles’ handling of Hurts’ medical situation, including his treatment in London.
- Why
- The league concluded that the process was handled appropriately and that the Eagles did not violate the injury report policy.
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Hurts was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in London and played against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Eagles said the clot in Hurts’ calf had moved and ruled him out of the Week 6 game against the Carolina Panthers.
The Eagles said Hurts was expected to miss the rest of the season after a scan found deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in both lungs.
Reports said the NFL would not punish the Eagles and had found the process was handled appropriately.
- Player
- Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
- NFL decision
- No punishment for the Eagles
- Game
- Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London
- Initial diagnosis
- Superficial blood clot in Hurts’ calf
- Later diagnosis
- Deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli
- Expected absence
- Rest of the 2026 season
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