Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss the rest of the 2026 season, according to reports, after tests over the weekend reportedly showed multiple blood clots in his lungs.
Ian Rapoport is reporting that Hurts played in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars without having slept because sleeping was a risk.
That raises a natural question about how much the Eagles’ coaching and medical staffs knew about his condition, and why he was cleared to play if sleeping carried that kind of danger.
Whatever the football implications, the bigger concern is Hurts’ health. He needs to take whatever time and whatever steps are necessary to get through this situation safely.
For the New York Giants, though, the absence of Hurts changes the landscape. New York stumbled against the New Orleans Saints and dropped to 3-2-1, but the Giants still hold a 1.5-game lead in the division after both the Eagles and Dallas Cowboys lost this week.
Philadelphia’s season is starting to come apart, and Dallas is leaning on an offense that has to be nearly perfect from Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb to survive a defense that’s become an albatross. The Giants still have their own issues to clean up, especially on offense, where they have to stop beating themselves, and on defense, where the self-inflicted damage has continued. Even so, the road is still there for New York to steady the ship, make the “worst to first” leap in a division full of chaos, and win the NFC East.
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