NewzPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the rest of the 2026-2027 NFL season due to blood clots in his lungs. On Monday morning, Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, released a statement saying that doctors found multiple blood clots in the Super Bowl champion's lungs. “Over the last few days, Jalen Hurts has received comprehensive medical [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback will not return after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday. Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Eagles revealed a blood clot had been found in his calf. He has since been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and will go on blood thinners, preventing him from participating in football activities, agent Nicole Lynn said in a statement on Monday.
Hurts, 28, is expected to make a full recovery and resume his football career when off blood thinners, per Lynn. Fourth-year pro Tanner McKee filled in for Hurts on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, going 26-for-45 for 215 yards and one touchdown. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs, according to NFL Network and ESPN.
28-year-old will take blood thinners for conditionTanner McKee has taken over as Eagles starterPhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is set to miss the rest of the season after further testing revealed blood clots had traveled from his leg to his lungs, the team announced on Monday.Hurts’s condition is considered stable and he “has no significant functional limitations,” the team said. His treatment for a new diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli will involve blood thinners, during which time he is unable to participate in contact activities. The Eagles quarterback is clinically stable and expected to make a full recovery, but he cannot participate in contact activities
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of a health matter.Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Eagles revealed he has a blood clot in his calf. He missed the first of at least four games in Philadelphia's loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.The Eagles and Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, released more information on his condition Monday. They said Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, meaning a blood clot has traveled from the legs to the lungs.His treatment involves blood thinners, and he will not be allowed to participate in any football activities until he is off them.The Eagles and Lynn said Hurts was expected to make a full recovery.“He is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” their statement said.The Eagles previously said Hurts was injured when he took a cleat to his calf area on Oct.
4 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams.Hurts informed the medical staff of the injury after practice on Oct. The Super Bowl 59 MVP was back at practice the next day before the team left for London to play Jacksonville. Hurts was initially diagnosed by specialists in London with a left calf superficial vein thrombosis.Hurts hadn’t missed more than two games in a season since becoming the full-time starter in 2021.
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