Jalen Hurts will miss the remainder of the NFL season after further testing on his recent issue with blood clots diagnosed him with deep vein thrombosis and blood clots in both of his lungs.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Hurts are fortunate that that's all it's going to cost him.
The Eagles played fast and loose with his life by not only allowing him to play in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but also allowing him to fly back to Philadelphia in the aftermath despite knowing of the blood clot in his calf.
If you aren't familiar with this story, allow me to paint the timeline picture for you:
Hurts was kicked in the calf in Week 4 against the Rams. When he sought treatment following the flight to London, an ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot in his calf.
He was still cleared to play against the Jaguars, somehow, despite doctors advising him not to fall asleep because it was too dangerous. Hurts reportedly stayed up for 36 consecutive hours prior to starting and playing the full game.
Despite all that knowledge being on hand, the Eagles permitted Hurts to fly back with the team.
Back in Philadelphia, he was ruled out of this week's game against the Carolina Panthers when an ultrasound revealed the clot had shifted.
Now, Hurts will miss the remainder of the season because of the clots being discovered in his lungs. It's a scary situation that could have cost Hurts a lot more than just this season or even his career. And he, along with the rest of the public, deserves answers from the Eagles, who put his life in danger over a damn football game.
Philadelphia Eagles doctors and leadership failed Jalen Hurts
At the very least, the Eagles team doctors should be let go for this. This is not some simple mistake like misdiagnosing the severity of an ankle injury or something to that effect. This is playing fast and loose with someone's life. Jalen could have died. Plain and simple. That's the reality of the situation.
Not only that, but Nick Sirianni has a lot of questions to answer, too. No, he's not a medical professional, and coaches utilize the advice they get from the team doctors, but someone with common sense has to step in at some point and realize that Hurts staying up for 36 straight hours before playing a football game is a bad idea.
In the very least, he's not going to be mentally sharp after having done so, which exposes him to other risks.
How can anyone with a medical degree or otherwise believe that sleeping isn't safe for someone while simultaneously clearing them to play in a professional football game? That's utter lunacy.
If the Eagles themselves aren't going to take action to punish the guilty parties for putting Hurts in harm's way, then NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needs to step in and launch a full-scale investigation and do what's necessary to ensure something like this never happens to another player.
At the end of the day, it's just a game. It's not worth someone losing their life over.
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