Michael Robinson set off a backlash Friday night after the NFL Network analyst floated a conspiracy theory about Jalen Hurts and the Eagles quarterback’s blood clot.
Robinson, a former NFL fullback, suggested Hurts could be pretending to deal with the injury as a way to make it clear in Philadelphia that he is not the reason for the team’s offensive problems.
“If I’m Jalen Hurts or anybody in Jalen Hurts’ camp, ‘Well, if everybody is hurt, I’m hurt, too,’” Robinson said.
He doubled down from there.
“Guys, I’ve been cleated before, and I’m not saying a superficial blood clot isn’t serious. I’m not saying that,” Robinson said. “But I would advise all of our viewers to go Google, ‘Superficial blood clot as opposed to a real blood clot.’”
Robinson also told viewers he was not a medical expert, even as he minimized the issue to support his theory.
“But to me, it looked like Jalen is getting himself out of the fray, so that this loss season ... this a loss season,” Robinson said. “He’s pulling himself off so this doesn’t look like this is on me.”
Those comments drew heavy criticism online, including from former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III.
“THIS IS RIDICULOUS,” Griffin wrote on X. “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 has a BLOOD CLOT THAT SHOWED MOVEMENT AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING.That’s OUTRAGEOUS
“WHAT ARE WE DOING MAN? I would never expect this from a former player.I wouldn’t expect this from ANYBODY. Jalen Hurts can’t even have a serious medical condition in peace.”
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