Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is ruled out of Sunday’s Week 6 game against the Carolina Panthers due to a blood clot in his calf. Multiple outlets report the team announced the development on Thursday, with Hurts missing the start as the injury is managed ahead of the matchup.
Several reports specify that the clot is superficial and that follow-up imaging shows movement within it. Fox News and CBS Sports say an ultrasound found movement in a superficial calf clot, discovered earlier in the week. The Athletic and other outlets describe a follow-up ultrasound that reveals “movement in the small blood clot,” leading to the decision to sit Hurts. Fox Sports and the Oregonian add context about what a superficial blood clot is and how the Eagles frame the medical situation, including that the team proceeds with caution.
Across coverage, the common elements are Hurts’ absence, the clot’s location in his calf, and that repeat ultrasound results prompt the team’s precautionary decision. The reporting generally differs in the timing details of when the clot was first found and when the follow-up ultrasound was completed.
