While the NFL has publicly insisted that league officials do not believe the Eagles mishandled Jalen Hurts’ blood-clot incident, league insiders are nonetheless “furious” with how the team handled its transparency on the matter, a report says.
\n\nFans will recall that Hurts was allowed to play after being diagnosed with a superficial vein thrombosis in his left calf. But after he played, the team revealed he had a season-ending deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. It is a condition that could have led to his death if the blood clots had broken free during the game.
\n\nAfter the more serious diagnosis, many wondered why the Eagles let Hurts play that last game at all. But the NFL determined that the team followed Hurts’s doctors’ advice and that the initial diagnosis was not life-threatening. The NFL decided not to punish anyone for the incident.
\n\nBut now the National Football Players Association (NFLPA) is calling for more to investigate the situation, and the NFL has agreed to join the review, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
\n\nOne inside source told the Inquirer that league officials are “furious” at the team, if not for allowing Hurts to play, but for how it handled…
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