NFL, NFLPA handling joint review of Jalen Hurts’ diagnosis

By Field Level Media Oct 25 (Field Level Media) The NFL and NFL Players Association announced in a joint statement on Sunday that they are working together to review the matter ​involving Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts was placed ‌on injured reserve and is expected to miss the remainder of the season after a superficial blood clot in his left calf became a deep vein thrombosis that resulted in blood clots in each lung. The 28-year-old Hurts will not be ‌allowed ​to participate in any football activities until ⁠he is off blood ⁠thinners. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the league s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, defended the Eagles and the NFL for Hurts gaining medical clearance to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in ​London on Oct. 11 despite the discovery of a superficial blood clot. Goodell said Wednesday at the league meetings in New York that ⁠the Eagles and NFL followed all necessary ⁠protocol while keeping Hurts health as the cen