Eagles QB Jalen Hurts to miss rest of season after blood clots travel to his lungs

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. Continue reading…

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will remain sidelined indefinitely with blood clots that have traveled to his lungs Philadelphia 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 28-year-old’s prognosis is good and the Eagles said they expect ​a full recovery with no long-term ‌effects. Specialists in England ‌initially diagnosed superficial clots in Hurts’s left calf after Philadelphia’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on 11 October. Further testing discovered multiple blood clots in his lungs. “We anticipate that he will have the opportunity to resume contact football activities when off the blood thinners,” the team’s statement concluded.