NFL-Eagles quarterback Hurts set to miss rest of season due to blood clots

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has blood ​clots in both lungs, the ​team and his agent said ‌on Monday, ​and media reports said the former Super Bowl MVP was expected to miss the rest of the 2026 ‌season. The Eagles announced on Thursday that Hurts had a superficial blood clot in his calf. Medical experts have evaluated him over the past few days.

"Jalen was initially ‌diagnosed by specialists in London with a left calf superficial vein thrombosis. After ‌further testing and monitoring, the current diagnosis is a deep vein thrombosis, as well as bilateral pulmonary emboli," the Eagles and agent Nicole Lynn said in a statement. The Eagles played in London ⁠on ​October 11, losing 19-17 ⁠to the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

A bilateral pulmonary embolism is where a blood ⁠clot travels from a deep vein in the body, often the leg, and blocks an ​artery in both lungs. Hurts guided the Eagles to the Super Bowl title ⁠in February 2025, throwing for two touchdowns and running in another against the Kansas City Chiefs ⁠to ​earn the game's Most Valuable Player trophy.

He is clinically stable and his treatment should only involve blood thinners, which will rule him out of contact ⁠activities, the statement said. "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," the statement said, adding no long-term ‌effects are ‌expected.