Jalen Hurts is likely out for the entire season, sidelined after doctors discovered blood clots in his lungs over the weekend. This isn’t just a minor setback either; the Eagles quarterback is now on blood thinners, and while he’s expected to make a full recovery, this stuff means no contact activity, no football. Tom Pelissero reports Hurts is expected to miss “multiple months,” and if that timeline holds, yeah, that’s the season right there. It’s a brutal blow for Philly.
The Wild Story Behind Hurts’ Shocking Diagnosis
This whole nightmare actually started way back in Week 4 against the Rams, when Hurts got cleated in the leg. You think, “okay, a cleat mark, tough it out,” right? But that injury just escalated. He was diagnosed with a superficial vein thrombosis while he was in London, getting ready to face the Jaguars in Week 5. And get this: doctors in London viewed sleep as a risk for him that night. Can you even imagine? Hurts had to stay in the hospital until 4 a.m. the night before the game and wasn’t allowed to sleep. By kickoff, the dude had been awake for almost 36 hours. That’s absolutely insane.
After the Eagles got back to the States, the tests kept coming. According to his agent, Nicole Lynn, the latest diagnosis is deep vein thrombosis *and* bilateral pulmonary emboli. Basically, those clots started in his calf and traveled all the way to his lung. The Eagles didn’t waste any time; they placed Hurts on injured reserve over the weekend. This isn’t some sprained ankle, folks. This is serious, and it means the Eagles are now without their star QB for the foreseeable future.
Another GM Bites The Dust: Colts Axe Chris Ballard
And if that wasn’t enough NFL drama, we’ve already got our first firing of the season! The Colts decided to dump general manager Chris Ballard on Monday. This move came less than 24 hours after a truly humiliating loss to the 0-5 Titans. When you’re losing to a winless team, you know heads are gonna roll, and Ballard’s was the first. He’d been their GM since 2017, so this wasn’t some snap decision from a new guy. Colts owner Carli Irsay-Gordon definitely sent a message to the whole organization with that move, and honestly, you gotta wonder if more changes are coming down the pike for them. It’s not even Halloween yet, and the league is already in full chaos mode.
The Jalen Hurts situation is just devastating for him personally and for the Eagles’ season. This kind of injury is no joke, and a recovery timeline of “multiple months” means the team has to figure out how to move forward without their leader. Meanwhile, in Indy, the Ballard firing signals that the Colts are officially hitting the reset button. It’s shaping up to be a wild season, and we’re still only in October.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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