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Jalen Hurts visits Eagles facility while recovering from blood clots
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts visited the team’s practice facility on Wednesday in Philadelphia while recovering from blood clots in his lungs.
He had been placed on injured reserve on October 17, and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Hurts sat in on team and other meetings but did not address the team.
His visit gave some players a morale boost, while coach Nick Sirianni said Hurts was resting and recovering.
The Eagles have lost six straight games, and Joe Milton is replacing Tanner McKee as the starting quarterback this week.
Philadelphia hosts the division-leading New York Giants on Sunday.
Jalen Hurts visited the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice facility Wednesday while recovering from blood clots in his lungs.
He sat in on a team meeting and other meetings but did not address the team.
It was the first time some players had seen Hurts since he went on injured reserve.
Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Coach Nick Sirianni said Hurts was resting and recovering and that he was in constant communication with him.
- Who
- Jalen Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, visited the team facility.
- What
- He attended the team meeting and additional meetings but did not address the team.
- When
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
- Where
- The Eagles’ practice facility in Philadelphia.
- Why
- He is recovering from blood clots in his lungs. The reason for the visit was not stated.
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Hurts was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in London and played against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A follow-up ultrasound showed that the blood clot had moved, the team said.
Hurts was placed on injured reserve.
Hurts's agent and the team said his diagnosis was deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
Hurts visited the Eagles' facility and sat in on team meetings.
- Age
- 28
- Injured reserve
- Oct. 17
- Diagnosis
- Deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli
- Facility visit
- Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026
- Expected absence
- Rest of the season
- Treatment
- Anticoagulation, or blood thinners, which prevents contact activities
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What people are saying
I've talked to him and am in constant communication with him and know he's resting and recovering
I miss him like crazy.
But nothing new on that front.
I know he's resting and recovering, and we're all still praying for him and hoping for a speedy recovery.