1 outlets · filed 20 October 2026
Jalen Hurts played through a blood clot. Are NFL players cattle?
The Eagles quarterback’s recent health issues highlight how football’s toughness culture puts its players at risk Jalen Hurts is likely to miss the rest of the NFL season after an ultrasound revealed blood clots in his lungs. Thankfully, he’s now restricted from playing for the immediate future, mea
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Both outlets center the NFL Players Association’s call for an investigation into how Jalen Hurts’ blood clot diagnosis was handled. ABC News stays tightly on the investigation angle and cites a discussion with ESPN’s Andscape writer Justin Tinsley, while The Guardian US shifts into a broader critique of football’s toughness culture and frames Hurts’ case as a player-safety issue. The Guardian’s extract is also the only one to say Hurts is likely to miss the rest of the season and that the blood clots were found in his lungs.
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