The NFL staunchly defended the Philadelphia Eagles' handling of quarterback Jalen Hurts' blood clots on Tuesday, while hours later the players' union called for an investigation of the situation. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the AP that the Eagles were not being disciplined for their actions with Hurts. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, offered a passionate defense of how the Eagles treated Hurts, following a statement from the league that said officials had been in contact with Philadelphia's medical personnel and the Cleveland Clinic in London throughout the process.
"I have complete confidence in the Eagles' medical staff and their handling of this situation, and I would characterize their work as very conservative, very patient-focused and appropriately guarded at every step," Sills said at the league's annual fall meeting. "I don't think you can take that outcome and say there was something flawed about the process. Sometimes in medicine, we do all the right things and diseases progress and other things develop. ... In this case, everyone was incredibly conservative and incredibly vigilant and was very quick to make diagnoses of these conditions that might not have been diagnosed in a nonathlete."
The NFL Players Association in a statement said it was told by the league that a review was not planned. "Before conclusions are drawn about how this situation was handled, there must be a full investigation into what occurred," the union said. "Determining the facts is essential to ensuring players receive the highest level of care and protection going forward." Hurts is on injured reserve and expected to miss the rest of the season after a blood clot in his left calf traveled to his lungs. The Eagles and agent Nicole Lynn said Monday that Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary embolisms. His treatment moving forward involves blood thinners, and he will not be allowed to participate in any football activities until he is off them.
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