NFL Network analyst and former NFL fullback Michael Robinson set off a storm Friday night after floating a conspiracy theory about Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and the blood clot that has sidelined him.
Robinson suggested Hurts might be using the situation to make a point about Philadelphia’s offense and to show the team he is not the issue.
“If I’m Jalen Hurts or anybody in Jalen Hurts’ camp, ‘Well, if everybody is hurt, I’m hurt, too,’” said Robinson, who played in the NFL as a fullback.
He pushed the idea even further by urging viewers to look up the medical condition for themselves.
“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 made clear that he is not a medical expert, even as he minimized the issue in service of 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.”
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III quickly blasted Robinson on X, calling the comments out in all caps.
“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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