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Eagles Place Jalen Hurts on IR With Blood Clot

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  • The Philadelphia Eagles placed quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve because of a superficial blood clot.
  • Hurts sought treatment on Oct. 8 after being cleated in the Oct. 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
  • An ultrasound in London on Oct. 10 detected the clot.
  • A follow-up on Oct. 12 showed the clot had moved.
  • Hurts will miss Week 6, be eligible Week 11, and Tanner McKee will start with Cole Payton as backup.