Senator Blunt Rochester Presses NFL With 5 Questions on Jalen Hurts Blood Clot Handling
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Updated · NBC Sports · Oct 21
Senator Blunt Rochester Presses NFL With 5 Questions on Jalen Hurts Blood Clot Handling
2 articles · Updated · NBC Sports · Oct 21
Summary
Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester sent Roger Goodell a letter demanding answers on how the NFL and Eagles handled Jalen Hurts’s blood clots, including who cleared him to play and fly home from London.
Five questions in the letter ask whether the league has protocols for detecting, treating and clearing players with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, and what training and flight-risk safeguards are in place.
The letter also asks whether the NFL will conduct a formal review of the Eagles’ decisions after Hurts reportedly stayed awake overnight and later took a transatlantic flight back to the U.S.
The NFL Players Association has already requested a full investigation under its collective-bargaining rights, adding labor pressure to potential congressional scrutiny of a league with a federal broadcast antitrust exemption.