The Philadelphia Eagles revealed stunning news about quarterback Jalen Hurts on Monday: After an initial diagnosis of a superficial blood clot, more imaging revealed that he had deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli (blood clots in his lungs).
It's a frightening diagnosis, one that will end Hurts' 2026 season, and it's led to questions from NFL fans everywhere: Why was he allowed to play in the London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars? Especially with Hurts not sleeping before the game due to the clot concerns?
Perhaps we'll get more answers to that after the initial news broke on Monday, but here's a roundup of fans asking that same question on social media:
Why was Jalen Hurts even allowed to play in London? They legit didn’t
let him sleep because it was too dangerous
— Nick Palazzolo (@NickPalazzolo5) October 19, 2026
it speaks to how brain broken the NFL rumor guys are that they all passed along the "Jalen didn't sleep in London because of his blood clot" thing as a fun anecdote and everyone in real life who read it was like "THEY LET HIM PLAY AN NFL GAME WITH A BLOOD CLOT?"
— Matt Carey (@RealMattCarey) October 19, 2026
Why on earth was Jalen Hurts allowed to play in London vs. the Jaguars?
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 19, 2026
I truly don't understand why Jalen Hurts was allowed to play in that London game against the Jaguars.
— Chris Meaney (@chrismeaney) October 19, 2026
He was told not to sleep and was awake for 36 hours before the game?
Insane. https://t.co/GS1vKTtGIi
Did the Eagles gamble with Jalen Hurts’ health?@craigcartonlive puts the Eagles under the microscope after Hurts’ frightening blood clot scare, asking football fans a BRUTAL question. pic.twitter.com/zZay1GlSBi
— The Craig Carton Show (@CraigCartonShow) October 16, 2026
Why did they let Jalen Hurts fly out the country with blood clots?
— Jefferson Matthews (@kingthie23) October 19, 2026
Why did they let him play in London?
Eagles brass about to take a lot of heat on this.
Wait, what? He stayed awake 36 hours for his health And THEN played a NFL game??? https://t.co/g8DN4q9GkR
— Matthew Berry (@MatthewBerryTMR) October 19, 2026
What the Eagles said in their statement about Jalen Hurts' new blood clot diagnosis
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 19, 2026
Here's the entirety of the statement above.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Jalen Hurts blood clot news made NFL fans ask why he played in London
