The Philadelphia Eagles’ medical staff is under fire for how they handled Jalen Hurts’ superficial blood clot.
Jalen Hurts was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot during the Philadelphia Eagles’ matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
Initially, the injury was brushed off as nothing major, but Hurts is now out for the remainder of the 2026-27 NFL season.
Details have emerged about the Eagles reportedly keeping Hurts awake for 36 hours and still letting him start against the Jaguars despite his condition, and this has one sports doctor completely bewildered.
Brian Sutterer is stunned Philadelphia Eagles allowed Jalen Hurts to play after ‘sleep deprivation’
Sports doctor Brian Sutterer is among many who are angry with the Eagles’ handling of Hurts’ blood clot, as he claimed that the organization not allowing him to sleep made ‘zero sense.’
“Ok this part makes zero sense and now I do question why he played after seeing this part of the report. That much sleep deprivation can have a similar effect to being drunk in terms of awareness and neuromuscular control.
“There’s nothing inherently dangerous about sleeping while having a superficial clot. Immobility (venous stasis) can cause clots to get worse, but that’s why you are often advised to just sleep with the leg elevated,” Sutterer wrote on X.
He added, “I’ve never heard of someone being told to avoid sleep after a superficial blood clot diagnosis, and the short-term effect of that sleep deprivation is a terrible thing to play football with.”
Considering football is a contact sport, playing without sleeping put Hurts at massive risk for worsening his condition.
Moreover, the Eagles still ended up losing the game 19-17, and if the decision puts Hurts’ future NFL career at risk, it could lead to massive outrage from football fans.
Read more: