Jalen Hurts suffers blood clot that forces him to Eagles bench

Jalen Hurts’ “unique” injury has been revealed — and it could be serious.The Eagles announced on Thursday that Hurts is dealing with a blood clot in his calf that will sideline him at least for Sunday’s game against the Panthers.The team had been aware of the injury after it was suffered in a matchup against the Rams on Oct.4.However, the team said that “on Wednesday night, a follow-up ultrasound revealed movement in the small blood clot.”The Eagles are 2-3 and coming off three straight losses, including a heartbreaking 19-17 loss to the Jaguars in London on Sunday on a last-second field goal.Hurts had ducked questions about the injury prior to Thursday, just calling it “very unique.”This is a developing story.

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