Kenneth Walker urges Jalen Hurts to prioritize recovery

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker III urged Jalen Hurts to prioritize recovery and take blood clots seriously, drawing on his own experience with pulmonary emboli in high school. Walker made the comments to reporters as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback’s diagnosis and the decisions surrounding his travel and clearance prompted scrutiny. Hurts was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli after initially being found to have a superficial clot in his calf, according to reports and an announcement from the Eagles. Walker said Hurts should stay positive and do what was needed to recover. He also reacted with surprise to reports that Hurts flew to London and played for the Eagles against the Jacksonville Jaguars after the initial diagnosis. Walker said his own high-school experience with blood clots informed his concern and added that the condition should not be taken lightly. The Eagles announced October 19 that clots had reached Hurts’s lungs. Reports say an examination before the London game found the superficial calf clot, and Hurts was cleared to play. After the game, a follow-up examination in Philadelphia found the clot had moved. The...