NFL RULES OUT PUNISHMENT FOR EAGLES OVER HURTS MEDICAL CARE

The NFL has concluded that the medical process that cleared Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts to play against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London in Week 5 “was handled appropriately”. The league will not punish the Eagles over that process or their decision not to give Hurts an injury designation before the game. Hurts played with a superficial blood clot, and doctors later found blood clots in his lungs. The Eagles said on Monday that they expected him to miss the rest of the 2026 season.

In a statement on Tuesday, the NFL said it had been in contact with Eagles medical staff and the Cleveland Clinic in London during Hurts’ tests. It said its chief medical officer, Dr Allen Sills, arranges medical resources in international markets with the approval of the NFL Players Association. The league said club medical staff provide care alongside independent doctors. Accounts of Hurts’ sleep before the Jaguars game differ: one described him as having had little to no sleep, while the NFL denied he had gone 36 hours without sleeping. “That was not true and no one told him not to sleep because of his situation,” the NFL said.

The NFL said the Eagles had asked players, coaches and other staff to stay awake as long as they could on the Saturday after the London game to maintain their routine on returning home. It said the Eagles had no bye week after the trip. Nick Sirianni faced questions from journalists about Hurts’ health and the decision to play him. The NFL Players Association said on Tuesday night that the league had told it it did not plan to examine Hurts’ management and treatment further.