The Philadelphia Eagles will be without their starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
The Eagles have placed Jalen Hurts on injured reserve due to a blood clot, the team announced Saturday.
Hurts will be out indefinitely, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Hurts was ruled out for Sunday’s game against Carolina because of a superficial blood clot in his calf, the latest and biggest name of sidelined Eagles already this season.
The Eagles said in a statement Thursday that Hurts was injured in an Oct. 4 game against the Los Angeles Rams when he took a cleat to his calf area.
“It was a very unique experience, to say the least,” Hurts told reporters on Wednesday. “I don’t want to get into the details of kind of leading up to the game and whatnot. But got nicked up in the Rams game.”
Hurts practised on Wednesday and Thursday last week and informed the medical staff of the injury following the Oct. 8 practice.
The Super Bowl 59 MVP also practised on Friday last week before the team left for London to play against Jacksonville.
“Out of an abundance of caution, an ultrasound was performed on Saturday following the team’s flight to London and walkthrough,” the Eagles said in a statement. “The ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot. Our medical staff and doctors in London reviewed the results and concluded that activity and mobility were important and that Jalen could safely play. Doctors recommended a follow-up ultrasound within 72 hours of the game and the return flight to Philadelphia.”
Hurts received treatment Monday and Tuesday this week when he returned to Philadelphia and was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice.
Hurts underwent another ultrasound on Wednesday that revealed a “movement in the small blood clot.”
That kind of blood clot Hurts has often formed in a vein close to the surface of the skin but can be painful and need treatment.
The Eagles said in a statement they would determine the appropriate course of treatment. There was no timetable on when Hurts could return.
With Hurts sidelined, the Eagles will start 26-year-old Tanner McKee at quarterback.
Philadelphia enters Sunday’s game against the Panthers at 2-3.
— With files from Associated Press