NFL players union calls for full investigation into Jalen Hurts' care
The NFL players union called Tuesday night for a "full investigation" into the medical care given to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, ESPN and NBC Sports Philadelphia reported. The union said the league had no plans to review it. Hours earlier, the NFL's top doctor said the Eagles had been "very conservative."
The NFL Players Association called Tuesday night for a "full investigation" into the medical care given to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, ESPN and NBC Sports Philadelphia reported.
The union said it was not aware of any NFL investigation. It said the league had informed it that it did not plan to review Hurts' care. The facts must be found "before conclusions are drawn," the union said.
The statement came hours after the NFL's top doctor, Allen Sills, defended the Eagles' medical staff, NBC Sports Philadelphia reported. Sills called the team's care "very conservative, very patient-focused and appropriately guarded in every step," ESPN reported. "The notion that there's external factors that any of our physicians would put a player in harm's way, that's nonsense," Sills said.
Jeff Miller oversees player health and safety for the NFL. He called the speculation about the case "considerable and uninformed," according to ESPN. The league will not punish the Eagles over how Hurts was cleared to play, ESPN reported, citing a league source.
Hurts, 28, is expected to miss the rest of the season after doctors found blood clots in his lungs. He played in London in Week 5 with a superficial blood clot in his calf, NBC Sports Philadelphia reported. The Eagles said their staff and London doctors had concluded "that Jalen could safely play," according to ESPN.
A later scan in Philadelphia showed the clot had moved, ESPN reported. Hurts is clinically stable and is expected to make a full recovery, the Eagles and his agent, Nicole Lynn, said Monday, NBC Sports Philadelphia reported.
What we know: The players union wants a full investigation, and the league says the Eagles' care was careful and conservative.
What we don't: Whether the NFL will open a review.
Where outlets agree ESPN and NBC Sports Philadelphia report that the NFLPA called for a full investigation hours after Sills defended the Eagles' medical staff.
Where they differ The NFLPA says there must be a full investigation before conclusions are drawn, while the NFL's chief medical officer, Allen Sills, called the Eagles' care "very conservative, very patient-focused and appropriately guarded in every step."