Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the rest of the 2026 season after doctors found multiple blood clots in his lungs, ESPN reports, citing NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn, and the Eagles said in a Monday statement that further examination revealed deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli, or clots in both lungs. He is “clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” according to the statement quoted by ESPN, but cannot participate in football activities while taking blood thinners.
How the diagnosis changed
The first diagnosis was a superficial clot in Hurts’ calf. The Eagles said an ultrasound in London found that clot before he played against the Jaguars, and a follow-up ultrasound the next Wednesday showed it had moved, Front Office Sports reports. Rapoport reported that multiple clots in Hurts’ lungs were revealed Saturday afternoon. The Eagles placed him on injured reserve Saturday, according to Front Office Sports.
ESPN attributes a treatment period of at least three months to Rapoport, not to the team. In the statement quoted by ESPN, Lynn and the Eagles said Hurts’ prognosis is “very good” and that they expect a full recovery. They anticipate he can resume contact football activities once he is off blood thinners. Until then, they said, he will remain around the team and continue conditioning.
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