The league gave preliminary details to a senator five weeks after Hurts played a London game with a blood clot in his leg, even though the formal investigation has not officially started.
Five weeks after Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts played through a blood clot in his leg during a game in London, the NFL and NFL Players Association still have not launched a formal investigation into how it was handled. The two sides are reportedly still working to settle the parameters of that review.
That has not stopped the league from answering questions from Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, who had previously written to the NFL expressing concern over the situation. In response, the league said mutually agreed-upon independent medical experts, as outlined in the league and union's Collective Bargaining Agreement, will examine the matter and report their conclusions and recommendations to both sides.
The NFL and NFLPA will also consider whether the experts' findings warrant additional guidance for teams on handling blood clots going forward. No timeline has been given for when the investigation will formally begin or conclude.