Reports say the NFL will not punish the Philadelphia Eagles for letting Jalen Hurts keep playing despite a diagnosis of blood clots.
\n\nLast week, the team revealed that Hurts was diagnosed with a superficial vein thrombosis in his left calf. Team officials decided to let him play the Eagles game against the Jaguars in London because the diagnosis wasn’t that dire. However, after the game, it was discovered that his medical issue was far more serious. It was then reported that Hurts had a deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli, and that they had found several blood clots in his lungs, and that it was serious enough for him to be sidelined for the rest of the season.
\n\nMany criticized the team’s handling of Hurts’ medical condition, especially after reports said he was advised to stay awake all night before the game to ensure none of the blood clots migrated to his lungs.
\n\nAs Breitbart News’ Dylan Gwinn asked, “If Hurts’ condition was serious enough to keep him awake, how was he allowed to play? And if the initial diagnosis was a superficial vein thrombosis, why didn’t the medical team take the extra step of ruling him out as…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/sports/
