NFL and players' union review Jalen Hurts' blood-clot care

The NFL and the NFL Players Association are jointly reviewing the medical care of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts after he played in London with a diagnosed blood clot and later developed clots in both lungs. According to BBC Sport's report on Wednesday, the league and union announced their joint review on Sunday, following an earlier union demand for a full investigation.

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Hurts is expected to miss the remainder of the season, although he is expected to recover fully with treatment involving blood-thinning medication. A joint statement from the Eagles and his agent on 19 October disclosed deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. Those diagnoses followed his appearance against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 11 October and his flight home with the team that evening.

BBC Sport reported that another player stepped on Hurts' left calf during Philadelphia's defeat by the Los Angeles Rams on 4 October. He first reported a problem to the team four days later, but trained fully during the week. After arriving in London on 10 October, he underwent an ultrasound at the Cleveland Clinic that evening, which identified a superficial clot in his calf. He was cleared to play.

Hurts returned to the team hotel at about 3am and subsequently completed the Jaguars game. He was also cleared to fly home, with another ultrasound recommended within 72 hours. That examination took place on 14 October after daily treatment and showed that the clot had moved. He was then ruled out of Philadelphia's next game, before further tests established the additional diagnoses.

NFL chief medical officer Dr Allen Sills said the league had no specific protocol for this type of situation, despite having procedures covering concussion, emergency preparedness and extreme heat. He defended the care Hurts received. The union subsequently called for an investigation and said the league had previously told it that no review of his care was planned. The joint review announcement followed those differing public positions.

The reported announcement does not establish whether mistakes were made or provide findings from the review. Meanwhile, Philadelphia have continued without their starting quarterback. Backup Tanner McKee played in Monday's 38-21 home defeat by the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles' fifth consecutive loss and their longest losing run under coach Nick Sirianni, BBC Sport reported.