Eagles Will Not Face Punishment Over Handling of Jalen Hurts’ Blood Clots: Report
The Philadelphia Eagles will not face punishment over how they handled Jalen Hurts’ blood-clot situation. That was the NFL’s determination, reported by a source to The Athletic on Tuesday, October 20, and the same insider said there would be no penalty for handling his condition.
The matter reviewed was the decision to clear Hurts, 28, to play the Week 5 game in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The article first describes the initial issue as a superficial blood clot, and its summary box says multiple blood clots were found in Hurts’ lungs as the Eagles traveled to London.
The London Night, as Reported
In London, according to sources cited via NFL insider Ian Rapoport and ESPN, Hurts was in hospital late at night, returned to the hotel at 3:00 a.m. local time, and slept until the team left for the stadium at 10:30 a.m.
Those details are attributed to sources in the reporting, not presented here as a direct statement from the NFL, the Eagles or their medical staff, because the article prints no such direct quote.
Diagnosis and Season Status
He was later diagnosed with multiple blood clots in his lungs and ruled out for the remainder of the season. Agent Nicole Lynn confirmed he would miss the rest of the season after diagnoses of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
The article explains, citing the Cleveland Clinic, that a pulmonary embolism is a clot that travels to the lung from another part of the body. That general definition is the only medical explanation given, and no cause, drug name, dose, treatment duration or surgery is stated.
What His Agent Said
Lynn’s October 19 statement, as summarized, said he was clinically stable with no significant functional limitations after further testing and monitoring. He will begin taking a blood thinner, which bars him from contact activities, including football, according to his agent.
That is the full extent of the prognosis given: out for the rest of the season, clinically stable, and with no significant functional limitations at the time of the October 19 statement. No return-to-play date is given.
A Mother’s Message, and What Comes Next
His mother, Pamela Hurts, posted on TikTok on Monday, October 19, urging gratitude because life can change suddenly. It was a short, human note in the middle of a hard week, and it captured what the news meant beyond football.
For context, Hurts and the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX in 2025, when Hurts was named game MVP. The Eagles’ next game without Hurts was scheduled for Monday, October 26, against NFC East rivals the Dallas Cowboys.
The headline question, then, has an answer, and the football question has a harder one. The team will not be punished for how it handled the situation. The player, meanwhile, will miss the rest of the season while he begins treatment that keeps him out of contact activities, including football.
