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

28-year-old will take blood thinners for condition Tanner McKee has taken over as Eagles starter 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. Continue reading...

Agencies · Mon, Oct 19, 2026, 8:13 AM
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts to miss rest of season after blood clots travel to his lungs

28-year-old will take blood thinners for condition
Tanner McKee has taken over as Eagles starter

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.

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