Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season after blood clots found in lungs
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- Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs, with multiple media outlets reporting that he is out for the season.
- Hurts is clinically stable.
- Backup Tanner McKee started for the Eagles on Sunday in a 25-14 loss to Carolina.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood clots in his lungs and will not be able to participate in football activities while he is being treated, according to a statement released Monday by the team and Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn.
Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, the statement said, meaning a blood clot has traveled from his legs to his lungs. While no timeline was given for Hurts’ return to football, multiple media outlets report that the Super Bowl LIX MVP is out for the season.
“He is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” the Eagles and Lynn said in their statement. “His treatment should only involve anticoagulation [i.e. “blood thinners”]. During this time, he will not be allowed to participate in any contact activities, including football.
The Rams’ offense sputtered and the team fell woefully short of its Super Bowl ambitions during an 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
“Jalen’s prognosis is very good, and we expect a full recovery. We anticipate that he will have the opportunity to resume contact football activities when off the blood thinners. In the meantime, he will remain active around the team and continue to condition. More importantly, we anticipate that he will have no long-term effects.”
Hurts injured his calf during an Oct. 4 loss to the Rams, according to a statement by the Eagles on Thursday, but did not inform his team of the injury until four days later. An ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot, but Hurts was cleared to play Oct. 11 in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said his emotions got the best of him after QB Jalen Hurts was hit hard going out of bounds and briefly left the game. Cameras caught Sirianni yelling an obscenity.
A follow-up ultrasound “revealed movement in the small blood clot,” the team said Thursday, and Hurts was held from the following day’s game against the Carolina Panthers “as we determine the appropriate course of treatment.” Two days later, the Eagles announced that Hurts had been placed on injured reserve, meaning he would miss at least four games.
Tanner McKee started at quarterback for the Eagles on Sunday and completed 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in the 25-14 loss.
In an at-times testy news conference on Monday, coach Nick Sirianni was asked multiple times about the team’s handling of the situation after learning about the blood clot in Hurts’ calf.
“I fully trust the people that are involved in helping us all make these decisions,” Sirianni said. “We have great people here. The same doctors and trainers that helped 21 of our 22 starters be available in the Super Bowl are the same guys today that deeply care about our guys, to help them. ... [I have] full trust in those guys and always, always the players’ health is at the forefront of our mind.
Rams wide receiver Davante Adams will miss six to 10 weeks with a ruptured hamstring and Kobie Turner will be placed on injured reserve.
“And, I don’t know, it just — that again goes down to our connection and our team. Kind of feels like you’re questioning that. And I know you guys have a job to do, but I’ve got the relationship with the players that I have because of the time that we spend together and because of the care that we have for each other. So it’s always at the forefront of our mind. Again, I get all the questions. I know you guys have questions about this, but we care deeply about our guys.”
The Eagles will not be disciplined by the NFL for how they handled Hurts’ injury, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday. According to a statement released by the league, officials had been in contact with Eagles medical personnel and the Cleveland Clinic in London throughout Hurts’ treatment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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