Senator seeks Goodell’s answers on Jalen Hurts blood-clot care

The questions about Jalen Hurts’ medical care have reached Congress. Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester has written to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell seeking answers about the circumstances of the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback’s blood clots and the league’s protocols, according to Tim McManus.

McManus described the conditions at issue as deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. The senator’s letter asks for clarity on the NFL’s approach to blood clots as well as Hurts’ specific case. Her inquiry does not establish that the Eagles violated a medical rule or that the league has reached a new conclusion about the care Hurts received.

The letter adds a separate line of scrutiny to the NFL Players Association’s request for a full investigation, which the desk covered earlier. Goodell said Wednesday that the league welcomed that request. The union’s push and the senator’s questions are related, but they are distinct actions: one seeks an investigation into medical care, while the other seeks answers from the commissioner about the broader protocol and Hurts’ circumstances.

What the NFL tells the senator, and whether that leads to any change in its procedures, remains to be seen. For now, the new development is a formal request for information, not a finding about what caused Hurts’ condition or how his care should have been handled.