Roger Goodell isn’t pushing back on the NFLPA’s request to dig into Jalen Hurts’ blood clot situation. If anything, he’s making it clear the league is fine with the scrutiny.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that the NFL commissioner’s message was short and direct: “We welcome it,” in response to the players’ association asking for an investigation into Hurts’ medical handling.
Hurts, the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, has been ruled out for the rest of the 2026 NFL season after doctors found blood clots in his lungs. He will need blood thinners as part of his treatment.
The case has only gotten stranger as details have surfaced. Hurts reportedly played against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London with a blood clot in his calf, and after some still-undetermined amount of sleep. Then came the revelation that following Week 4, when he was reportedly cleated and the blood clot in his calf developed, the NFLPA wanted answers.
That push for clarity is now underway, and the league’s top official is not standing in the way.
One wrinkle that stands out is that Hurts and his agent, Nicole Lynn, worked with the Eagles to coordinate messaging after the fact. That at least suggests there was not some obvious breakdown between the quarterback and the team behind the scenes, even if the full picture still isn’t known.
For now, the situation remains open-ended. The NFLPA wants an investigation, the NFL is welcoming it, and there are still a lot of questions about how things unfolded after Week 4.
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