Eagles' Handling of Jalen Hurts' Blood Clot Diagnosis Reportedly Won't Result in NFL Discipline

The Philadelphia Eagles will not face any discipline from the NFL over their handling of Jalen Hurts' injury reporting and the medical process regarding his blood clot diagnosis.

Per The Athletic's Jonathan Jones, the NFL has concluded its investigation into the situation and won't issue any discipline to the Eagles.

Hurts was added to Philadelphia's Week 5 injury report on Friday with what was labeled a calf injury, but he was a full participant in practice that day and played the entire game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

The club announced on Oct. 15 that Hurts injured his calf when he took a cleat to the area during the Eagles' Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The day before the Jaguars game after their flight to London and a walkthrough, he had an ultrasound that revealed a superficial blood clot in his calf.

According to Jones, "Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical doctor, arranged with Mark Gillett, the chief medical officer of the Premier League, to have Hurts seen at the Cleveland Clinic in London on Saturday night following a team walkthrough. That is where the superficial blood clot in Hurts's calf was first discovered, and the source says that the team, staff, doctors and Hurts made the determination that he could play the following day against the Jaguars."

A follow-up ultrasound last Wednesday showed the blood clot in Hurts' calf had moved.

As a result, Hurts was held out of Philadelphia's game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. A joint statement from the Eagles and Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, released on Monday announced Hurts would likely miss the remainder of the season after additional testing showed he had blood clots in his lungs.

The statement adds Hurts is expected to make a full recovery and he will be able to resume his NFL career when he comes off blood thinners.

This season will mark the first time since entering the NFL that Hurts will miss more than two games. He appeared in 15 games as a rookie in 2020 and started at least 15 games from 2021 to '25.

Tanner McKee, who got the starting nod against the Panthers, will remain the No. 1 quarterback on Sunday when the Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys.