Jalen Hurts medical care: NFLPA calls for full investigation

The NFL Players Association issued a statement Tuesday night calling for a “full investigation” into the medical care provided to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, according to Adam Schefter.

What happened

The NFLPA issued the statement Tuesday night, according to Adam Schefter.

Context

Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 NFL season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his left calf and blood clots in both lungs, as reported on 2026-10-20. His agent Nicole Lynn and the Eagles announced Monday that the quarterback has been diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. He is clinically stable and his medical team expects him to make a full recovery, but treating the blood clots will require a course of blood thinners that will keep him out for the rest of the season.

Through Week 6, Hurts has 933 passing yards, 8 passing touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 107 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown, totaling 83.0 PPR points in 5 games.

Timeline

On 2026-10-19, reports said Hurts’ season was expected to be over as he underwent treatment for blood clots, with several clots in his lungs. The situation was described as serious and scary, but Hurts should make a full recovery. He was originally believed to have a superficial blood clot in his calf.

On 2026-10-20, it was reported that Hurts was expected to miss the rest of the season after the DVT and pulmonary emboli diagnosis. NFL Network analyst Michael Robinson apologized for questioning Hurts’ commitment to the team, saying it looked like Hurts was “getting himself out of the fray … so that this doesn’t look like it’s on me.”

Depth chart

With Hurts out, Tanner McKee is the Eagles’ QB1 on Sleeper’s depth chart. McKee has 215 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown, with 12.6 PPR points in 1 game this season.

What’s next

The Eagles’ Week 6 game against the Carolina Panthers was already played.