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Jalen Hurts injury update: NFL, NFLPA jointly reviewing case

The league and union are working together to review the situation involving Jalen Hurts.

By Cole Hartwell
Jalen Hurts
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The NFL and NFLPA are working together to review Jalen Hurts’ situation. A joint statement from the league and union said they are “working together to review the matter.”

Context

Hurts has 83.0 PPR points in five games this season, with 933 passing yards and eight passing touchdowns. He also has 107 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Per Sleeper, he is currently tagged as IR (Calf), though that is Sleeper’s own listing and not the team’s game status for this week.

Depth chart

Tanner McKee is the Eagles’ QB1 on the Sleeper depth chart. He has 12.6 PPR points in one game, with 215 passing yards and one passing touchdown. Joe Milton is QB3 and has not played this season.

Timeline

  • On Oct. 17, Fantasy Football Desk reported that Hurts was officially placed on injured reserve.
  • On Oct. 19, Fantasy Football Desk reported that Hurts has several blood clots in his lungs, and that the situation is described as serious and scary. He should make a full recovery, and the Eagles reportedly tried to bring Andy Dalton back, but he is not coming to Philadelphia.
  • On Oct. 21, Fantasy Football Desk reported that the NFLPA called for a full investigation into the medical care Hurts received, saying it was “not aware of any NFL investigation” into the matter. The NFL said it had conducted an investigation and found no wrongdoing by the Eagles, and a person with knowledge of the situation said the Eagles were not being disciplined.

What’s next

The Eagles play at home against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday, October 26.

🏈 Fantasy impact

Hurts remains on injured reserve, and with the NFL and NFLPA now jointly reviewing the situation, there is no expectation of a return this season. McKee is the Eagles’ QB1 and has 12.6 PPR points in his only game, but he is not a high-end fantasy option. Managers should drop Hurts in redraft leagues if they have not already; he has been dropped in over 34,000 leagues in the last 24 hours. Look to stream a quarterback, and consider McKee only in deep 2-QB formats. Eagles receivers get a downgrade with McKee under center, so adjust expectations accordingly.

Quick answers

Will Jalen Hurts play in Week 7?

Hurts is on injured reserve and is not expected to return this season, according to earlier reports.

Sources