Despite the diagnosis, he was cleared to play on Sunday. A follow-up ultrasound was recommended within the next 72 hours, and Hurts was cleared for the flight home following the fixture. The 28-year-old first reported an issue to the team on Thursday, 8 October. An ultrasound subsequently showed he had a superficial blood clot, specifically a vein thrombosis, located in his calf.
Initial reports claimed that Hurts did not sleep for 36 hours before playing in London. However, his agent later confirmed that he slept after returning to the hotel and also at the stadium.
Jalen Hurts played a game hours after being diagnosed with a blood clot, a disclosure that has shocked the NFL world and drawn scrutiny toward the league's handling of players during overseas fixtures.
The league is now facing greater scrutiny over how medical cases are managed around international games, a pressing issue as the schedule features a record nine international games this year.
The incident has raised serious questions over whether it is safe to board a long-haul flight with a blood clot, an action that Hurts was allowed to take.
Regardless of the findings from the joint review conducted by the NFL and the NFLPA, the 28-year-old will always have to bear blood clots in mind even if he makes a full recovery and returns to action.
Addressing the situation, the NFL's Dr Sills defended the procedures when asked what the league can learn from Hurts ultimately developing blood clots in his lungs."I don't think you can take that outcome and say there was something flawed about the process,"Dr Sills said."But we have a committee that looks at all these cases.".