The NFL made multiple officials available to reporters Tuesday during its fall league meeting to say that it was satisfied with how the Philadelphia Eagles handled quarterback Jalen Hurts' care related to his blood clots and to criticize reports that drew incorrect conclusions about what happened.

And, ready for this?

Then the NFL Players Association released a statement on the matter on Tuesday evening saying something quite different.

That NFLPA statement criticized the league for drawing conclusions about how the situation was handled and added that the union was told by the league it would not review the care Hurts received.

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That last part calls into question how the NFL can defend how the Eagles handled the matter, because how could that assessment be made lacking a thorough review?

So, rather than allaying concerns and moving on from the Jalen Hurts blood clot matter, we actually have a new mystery and more questions.

"I'll just sum it up by saying that I have complete confidence in the Eagles medical staff and their handling of this situation and what characterize their work as very conservative, very patient-focused and appropriately guarded at every step," said Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer.

Sills said that in a typical season, the league has been "in the low single digits" of players that suffered deep vein thrombosis like Hurts did over the course of the past decade and this:

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"Every case gets reviewed and looked at," he said.

Sills later added that in the Hurts case, "everyone was incredibly conservative and incredibly vigilant and was very quick to make diagnoses of these conditions that might not have been diagnosed in a non-athlete.

"Quite frankly, you or I might have walked around with this condition without a diagnosis."

Sills said that all the timing and decision-making on when tests were performed and conclusions reached came with "state-of-the-art imaging that was done in London and as far as the timing and the decision-making ...

"I have great confidence in that and believe everyone acted with an abundance of caution and with a tremendous high degree of suspicion to try to identify and take care of these things as quickly as possible."

Sills then repeated that the NFL has a committee that looks at all these cases and does so with the Players Association to see what can be learned.

There's more: Jeff Miller, the NFL executive vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, was asked if there was an investigation into what the Eagles did or whether the league simply trusted what the Eagles said happened.

"Both talking to the Eagles staff and making sure from people on the ground, tracking the case, talking to the independent hospital and doctors involved that we have, I think, a complete understanding of the course of events," Miller said.

Taken in total, this represents a full-throated defense of the Philadelphia Eagles, their medical staff, and the doctors in London that treated Hurts.

And that sounded convincing until the NFLPA released its statement.

"The NFLPA is not aware of any NFL investigation into the medical care provided to Jalen Hurts," the statement provided to OutKick and Fox News Digital reads. "In fact, the league previously informed the union that it did not plan to review the care he received."

Wait, what?

That contradicts what an NFL vice president and the league's top doctor said. Because, how could the NFL be so confident about the care Hurts received and the decisions that were made without a review or investigation into the facts?

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But the NFLPA was not finished blowing up the league. The NFL has apparently come to a conclusion that Hurts received great, professional care and called reporting suggesting something else "considerable and uninformed speculation."

But the second part of the NFLPA's statement suggests the NFL is engaging in speculation.

"Before conclusions are drawn about how this situation was handled, there must be a full investigation into what occurred," the union's statement read. "Determining the facts is essential to ensuring players receive the highest level of care and protection going forward."

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The reeling Washington Commanders are going to be without one of their biggest offensive weapons.

Star wide receiver Terry McLaurin is out for the remainder of the season with a torn left patellar tendon, coach Dan Quinn announced Tuesday. McLaurin will undergo surgery to repair the injury.

"Man, he brings a lot on and off the field," Quinn said of McLaurin while speaking to reporters. "I felt him in so many unique ways this season from training camp to in-season. For him to even start the game like he did was significant."

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The 31-year-old suffered the injury while running a route in the first quarter of the Commanders’ 23-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. He was carted off the field with an air cast on his left leg.

The two-time Pro Bowler has spent his entire eight-year career with the Commanders. In five games this season, he had 15 catches for 230 yards and a touchdown.

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Over his career, he has 513 catches for 7,191 yards and 42 touchdowns. Before the 2025 season, McLaurin signed a three-year, $96 million contract extension after a lengthy holdout. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

Next season, he is owed $23.3 million, including $5.35 million guaranteed for injury if he isn't healthy by April 1. That provision could potentially cloud his future with the team.

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In McLaurin’s absence, Stefon Diggs, rookie wide receiver Antonio Williams and tight end Chig Okonkwo could see more targets from quarterback Jayden Daniels.

The Commanders are 1-4-1 and sit in last place in the NFC East. They have a bye in Week 7.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The NFL is satisfied with the manner in which the Philadelphia Eagles handled the Jalen Hurts blood clot situation the past two weeks, a league source confirmed on Tuesday.

The matter is closed as far as the league is concerned.

That means the NFL review of the matter will not result in any team punishment for how the Eagles handled the injury designation for Hurts ahead of the Week 5 game between them and the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.

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The Eagles did not report Hurts had been discovered to have a superficial blood clot the day before the game.

Hurts played in the game and even practiced multiple days afterward. But late last week further evaluations revealed that Hurts has a deep vein trombosis as well as a bilateral pulmonary emboli – which the Eagles and Hurts' agent announced on Monday.

Hurts is out for the remainder of the season.

The Eagles have made it clear they have been in contact with the league throughout the process. That process included the NFL's chief medical doctor having Hurts seen at the Cleveland Clinic in London on that fateful Saturday before the game against Jacksonville.

The NFL released a statement provided to OutKick and Fox News Digital on the matter:

"The league had been in contact throughout the process with the Eagles medical personnel, and the Cleveland Clinic in London where the tests were conducted.

"The league’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Allen Sills arranges for medical resources with leading providers in every international market with approval from the NFL Players Association.

"Medical care for players is provided by club medical staff in coordination with independent doctors."

After the superficial blood clot in Hurts’ calf was first discovered, the team, staff, doctors and Hurts made the determination that he could play the following day against the Jaguars.

Aside from their two publicly disseminated statements on the matter, the only person in the Eagles organization to discuss the Hurts matter is coach Nick Sirianni. And he hasn't been forthcoming.

"You know, the health of our players are, is always at the forefront of our mind," Sirianni said. "And leave that up to the medical experts, but we always, always care deeply about our players. And that's when you are completely focused on together and connection. You're always thinking about the well-being of your guys and that's what we were in that situation."

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Beyond that, Sirianni repeated during his press conference on Monday that he is not a medical expert and added, "I trust the people that are involved in helping us all make these decisions."

But the club had no one from the medical staff answer reporters' questions. GM Howie Roseman, who is in charge of the medical staff under the Eagles structure, also did not address the matter.

Roseman typically does not speak with reporters during the season, in deference to the coaching staff's messaging, with the rare exception of trades being made and an NFL-required availability.

The lack of answers from the team has opened the door to more questions. And those will persist even as the team and the league are trying to move forward.

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The question during Monday's OutKick meeting went as follows: Did Michael Robinson just give the worst-aged sports take in history?

It happened Thursday on NFL Network, when the former fullback suggested that Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was faking an injury so as not to be the fall guy for a losing team.

"He's pulling himself out, so this doesn't look like it's on me," Robinson said.

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On October 4, Hurts was cleated in the calf against the Rams. Six days later, an ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot. He still played against the Jaguars the following day in London, despite doctors reportedly keeping him awake all night over concerns about the risks associated with sleeping with a blood clot. On October 15, the Eagles released a statement saying Hurts wouldn't play Sunday against the Panthers.

That night, Robinson chucked his now-infamous verbal air ball.

"If I'm Jalen Hurts or anybody in the Jalen Hurts' camp, I'm saying 'if everybody is hurt, then I'm hurt, too'," he said, referring to the rash of injuries on the Eagles roster.

Robinson added: "I would advise all of our viewers to go Google 'superficial blood clot' as opposed to a real blood clot."

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Well, it turns out Hurts' condition was far more serious than Robinson suggested. Doctors subsequently discovered blood clots in his lungs — and now he's expected to miss the rest of the season. Part of me wondered if Robinson's season as a broadcaster was in jeopardy as well, although he did issue the following apology Monday night." 

"I want to sincerely apologize to Jalen Hurts, his family, the Philadelphia Eagles organization and fan base for my comments last Thursday. They were unfounded and I never should've speculated on a health issue of a player nor his commitment to this team."

The mea culpa seems sincere — and boy was it necessary. 

I will admit that my favorite key on my laptop is delete. It's rare that I have to come up with an opinion on a hot mic. But to imply that a world-class athlete is exaggerating an injury to preserve his reputation is a staggering lapse in judgment.

On the off chance that Robinson was correct, he might have scored a day-long victory lap. But whiffing like that gave his credibility a permanent stain.

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Don't get me wrong, there have been a lot of bad sports opinions that had little impact on the pundit's career. In 2016, Max Kellerman said that Tom Brady was about to "fall off a cliff," only to watch the QB win three more Super Bowls. In 2014, Skip Bayless said that Johnny Manziel was going to be bigger in Cleveland than LeBron James ever was. In 2010, Mel Kiper Jr. said he would retire from ESPN if Jimmy Clausen — who went 1-13 in the 14 NFL games he started — was not a successful quarterback. And last month, LA Times columnist Bill Plaschke said that this year's Rams would go undefeated en route to the Super Bowl (they are 2-4).

But none of those takes attacked a man's character the way Robinson attacked Hurts'. They might have been ridiculous, but they were also harmless.

Look, I don't want to see Robinson lose his gig the way some online angry villagers do. He gave an egregious opinion, but one reckless remark shouldn't erase a career's worth of work.

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This one is going to stick with the former Seahawk for a while, though, even with the apology. Bad predictions are forgotten. Baseless accusations aren't.