Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts joins list of athletes diagnosed with blood clots

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles is the latest professional athlete to endure blood clots, joining Victor Wembanyama, Chris Bosh, Damian Lillard and others.

What happened

In practice, the one-time Super Bowl MVP is projected to miss the rest of the season as of blood clots in his lungs, a person familiar with the situation informed The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity since of the sensitivity of the health matter.

Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the team made public he has a blood clot in his calf. The Eagles and Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, published more information on his condition Monday. They remarked Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli, meaning a blood clot has traveled to the lungs.

While raising questions regarding why so numerous athletes have been diagnosed with blood clots over recent years, the diagnosis brought new attention to the condition, its risks and treatments. Here are some answers.

The bottom line

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