{"id":887914,"date":"2026-10-19T17:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887914\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:16:08","slug":"eagles-quarterback-jalen-hurts-likely-out-for-season-after-blood-clots-found-in-lungs-and-leg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/887914\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts likely out for season after blood clots found in lungs and leg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts<\/a> was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs and leg, the team said Monday, likely sidelining the Super Bowl MVP for the rest of 2026.<\/p>\n

Hurts last played Oct. 11, in the Eagles\u2019 19-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London before he was kept off the field in Sunday\u2019s 25-14 setback to the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n

Hurts was originally diagnosed with \u201csuperficial vein thrombosis\u201d in his left calf, the team said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter further testing and monitoring, the current diagnosis is a deep vein thrombosis, as well as bilateral pulmonary emboli,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cHe is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations.\u201d <\/p>\n

Both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are forms of venous thromboembolism, commonly known as blood clots in the veins, according to the Centers for Disease Control<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DVT is when a blood clot develops in a vein deep within the body, most commonly in the leg, the CDC says. PE happens when pieces of a blood clot from a DVT break off and travel to the veins in the lungs.<\/p>\n

The clots can prevent blood from reaching the lungs, which can be fatal.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s being treated with blood thinners and \u201cduring this time, he will not be allowed to participate in any contact activities, including football,\u201d according to the Eagles.<\/p>\n

The team didn\u2019t set an exact timeline for his return, though action for 2026 seems highly unlikely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe anticipate that he will have no long-term effect,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n

Hurts was MVP of Super Bowl 59, leading his team to a 40-22 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9 2025, in New Orleans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with blood clots in his lungs and leg, the team said…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[99],"class_list":["post-887914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}