{"id":720,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/720","headline":"Tanner McKee starts for Eagles as Jalen Hurts deals with blood clot","dek":"Hurts is sidelined indefinitely after a blood clot was found in his calf, leaving McKee to start as Philadelphia tries to snap a three-game skid.","body":"The Philadelphia Eagles will be without Jalen Hurts indefinitely after doctors found a blood clot in his calf, pushing backup Tanner McKee into his first meaningful NFL start. McKee is set to take the field on Sunday against the Panthers as the Eagles try to halt a three-game skid and stay in the NFC East race.\n\nHurts' health comes first, and he will now go through treatment for the clot rather than suiting up. Before stepping aside, Hurts made a point of backing his replacement. McKee said Hurts turned to him and simply said, \"Looks like you're the guy this week,\" adding that Hurts called him an unbelievable teammate and promised to have his back if he needed anything.\n\nMcKee, a former Stanford quarterback, now gets the biggest opportunity of his career at a pivotal moment for Philadelphia. The Eagles have leaned on Hurts for years, but with him out indefinitely, McKee's performance against Carolina will say a lot about where this team stands the rest of the way. Hurts remains available to McKee as a resource even while he can't play.","published_at":"2026-10-15T23:35:54.461229+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Eagles’ Tanner McKee reveals Jalen Hurts message after learning about Week 6 start","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eagles-tanner-mckee-reveals-jalen-224840514.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Who is Tanner McKee? Eagles QB gets biggest opportunity yet with Jalen Hurts sidelined","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/who-is-tanner-mckee-eagles-qb-nfl-jalen-hurts/"},{"outlet":"Pro Football Talk","publisher":"NBC Sports","title":"Tanner McKee set for the first meaningful start of his NFL career with Jalen Hurts out","url":"https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/tanner-mckee-set-for-the-first-meaningful-start-of-his-nfl-career-with-jalen-hurts-out"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"What Jalen Hurts' absence means for Tanner McKee and the Eagles offense","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jalen-hurts-absence-means-tanner-171343960.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Tanner McKee set for the first meaningful start of his NFL career with Jalen Hurts out","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tanner-mckee-set-first-meaningful-173643978.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Tanner McKee to start at QB for the Eagles","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tanner-mckee-start-qb-eagles-181419460.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"6 Philadelphia Eagles Replacements With Jalen Hurts Out Indefinitely, Including Derek Carr","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/6-philadelphia-eagles-replacements-jalen-210731866.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Eagles Injury Report: DeVonta Smith upgraded, Dontayvion Wicks downgraded","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eagles-injury-report-devonta-smith-220619408.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Eagles learned that Hurts was out when McKee entered the huddle during practice","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eagles-learned-hurts-mckee-entered-230127879.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Jalen Hurts does not take part in practice","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jalen-hurts-does-not-part-231401807.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Meet Tanner McKee, the Eagles backup expected to start after Jalen Hurts’ blood clot scare","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/sports/meet-tanner-mckee-eagles-backup-expected-to-start-for-jalen-hurts/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Eagles Trade Proposal Sees Them Reunite with All-Pro, Super Bowl-Winning QB","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/eagles-trade-proposal-sees-them-014138919.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/c0f0cd9f47d41d229e0544494b92781b22cb82101e5fb037aef0c8e583db5208/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fclutchpoints_articles_939%2F7999f01c634acb6b073d06175e69fc55.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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