Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season with blood clots, AP source says

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the health matter.

Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Eagles revealed he has a blood clot in his calf. He missed the first of at least four games in Philadelphia's loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The Eagles and Hurts' agent, Nicole Lynn, released more information on his condition Monday. They said Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, meaning a blood clot has traveled from the legs to the lungs.

His treatment involves blood thinners, and he won't be allowed to participate in any football activities until he is off them.

The Eagles and Lynn said Hurts was expected to make a full recovery. “He is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” their statement said.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was the only member of the organization made available to the media on Monday — not general manager Howie Roseman or any member of the team's medical staff — and largely deflected questions about Hurts' health or how the team handled the situation.

“I'm not a medical expert," Sirianni said. “I lean on our guys in all those situations. I'm a football coach. I lean on our medical experts in every situation. I have full trust and full faith in them. It's not just me that has major care for our players. It's them, as well.”

The Eagles previously said Hurts was injured when he took a cleat to his calf area on Oct. 4 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Hurts informed the medical staff of the injury after practice on Oct. 8. The Super Bowl 59 MVP was back at practice the next day before the team left for London to play Jacksonville. Hurts was initially diagnosed by specialists in London with a left calf superficial vein thrombosis.

Sirianni declined to say Monday why the Eagles allowed Hurts to fly home with a blood clot. He referred to statements the Eagles and Hurts' agent released over the last week that addressed the timeline of his injury and treatment.

He had no answers on specific questions about Hurts and his blood clots.

"I understand you want this information on this," Sirianni said. “I fully trust the people that are involved in helping us all make these decisions. We have great people here.”

Hurts hadn’t missed more than two games in a season since becoming the full-time starter in 2021. He has led the Eagles to five straight playoff appearances, three NFC East titles and two Super Bowl appearances, beating the Chiefs 40-22 two years ago.

Tanner McKee started Sunday in place of Hurts against the Panthers. McKee finished 26 of 45 for 215 yards and a touchdown in the 25-14 loss. The Eagles (2-4) have lost four consecutive games for the first time since 2020.

Sirianni said Monday that beleaguered offensive coordinator Sean Mannion was still the play-caller.

Hurts has eight touchdown passes and three interceptions with 933 yards passing this season. He is in the middle of a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.3 million guaranteed, that takes him through the 2028 season.

The Eagles stunned fans when they drafted Hurts out of Oklahoma in the second round in 2020. They seemingly had Carson Wentz entrenched at QB and had more pressing needs. But Hurts supplanted Wentz and became one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL.

“I haven't been without Jalen for an extended period of time,” Sirianni said. “I have the utmost confidence in Tanner. But I miss him. I know that will be the case. Jalen and I have been together, head coach and quarterback, for six years.”

AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi in Tampa, Florida, contributed to this report.

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) passes the ball during an NFL football game against Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) stands on the field during an NFL football game against Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) attends a press conference after an NFL football game against Jacksonville Jaguars in London, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Cuba clashed Monday at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington's decades-long economic embargo against Havana.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz hosted a “Cuba Libre” panel with dissidents and former prisoners in an effort to highlight what he called the oppressive behavior of the island's government.

The event included explicit footage of what appeared to be Cuban citizens being detained, and panelists described being tortured and persecuted for years for speaking out against the government. Havana has long denied holding political prisoners, but activist groups have registered thousands imprisoned for political reasons.

“This is the oppression that Havana wants to hide,” Waltz said during the event at the U.N. headquarters, while urging countries to look past “70 years of propaganda” and vote against the resolution next week.

A few feet away, Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán gathered diplomats and allies from around the world to protest what he called a sham event against Cuba.

“This charade is an attempt to deviate attention from a simple fact: The U.S. is acting as an international delinquent, enforcing collective punishment on the people of Cuba,” Guzmán said.

It is the second year in a row that the Trump administration has waged a campaign to influence the U.N. resolution aimed at calling out the U.S. government’s “maximum pressure policy” against Cuba.

The U.S. efforts are part of larger plan to force changes to Cuba’s political system by cutting off fuel to the island, leading to massive power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, water supply and internet and telephone services.

The annual vote condemning the U.S. economic embargo has been put before the U.N. General Assembly for the past 34 years and each time receives overwhelming support from the world body's 193 member states. Last year, the vote was 165-7, with 12 abstentions. Argentina, Ukraine and Hungary opposed the measure for the first time.

While such resolutions are not legally binding, they do reflect world opinion.

The U.S. embargo against Cuba was first imposed in 1960 after Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista and nationalized properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations.

In 2015, then-Cuban President Raúl Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama officially restored relations. The following year, the U.S. abstained, for the first time, on the General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the embargo.

Cuba, meanwhile, has struggled since 2020 with an economic and energy crisis. Its gross domestic product has shrunk, and its 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation. There have been waves of protests, and hundreds of thousands of Cubans have migrated, many to the United States.

Photos of former Presidents Raúl Castro, right, and his late brother Fidel Castro cover a front door in Havana, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)