Michael Robinson’s comments about Jalen Hurts are drawing heavy backlash again after the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback’s health situation became even more serious.
Hurts, the franchise quarterback and Super Bowl LIX MVP, is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery, but he is likely to miss the rest of the 2026 season because of blood clots in his lungs. According to a statement from his agent, Nicole Lynn, Hurts has been diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. He had already been diagnosed last week with a superficial blood clot in his calf.
That context has only intensified the reaction to Robinson, the former Penn State quarterback and Seattle Seahawks fullback, who floated a theory on NFL Network last week after the initial diagnosis.
“This is just me outside looking in,” Robinson said last week after Hurts’ initial blood clot diagnosis. “I don’t know nothing, guys. But it looked like they were trying to pin the outcome of this season on Jalen Hurts, just so that they can have an excuse later on to move on from Jalen Hurts.”
“And, again, I’m not saying I know nothing, guys. But if I’m just playing devil’s advocate here, and I’m thinking that way, if I’m Jalen Hurts, or anybody in Jalen Hurts’ camp, I’m saying, ‘Well if everybody's hurt, I'm hurt, too.’”
The backlash was already loud last week, and it picked up again Monday morning once Hurts’ season-ending situation became clearer.
Social media quickly resurfaced Robinson’s remarks, with posts calling for him to be removed from the air and criticizing the comments as out of line. Robert Griffin III also pushed back sharply, writing, “THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
The negative narratives around Jalen Hurts have to stop.
Michael Robinson is accusing Jalen Hurts of saying, 'Well if everybody's hurt, I'm hurt, too.” And that Jalen Hurts is “pulling himself out so that this doesn't look like it's on me." when Jalen Hurts… pic.twitter.com/vdqU6Qb3YB”
Other reactions were just as blunt, including: “Fire him @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/LTRGDjS1Ic,” “Michael Robinson should probably stay away from a microphone for a while pic.twitter.com/mrBmsarihC https://t.co/hBD3SCGL5j,” and “Michael Robinson has to do a looooong apology https://t.co/PNaunhpwxa”
With Hurts facing a serious medical issue and a likely season-ending absence, Robinson’s speculation has only landed harder the second time around.
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