Jalen Hurts is receiving support from an unexpected group during his recovery: the students of his mother, Pamela, a schoolteacher. On Monday, Pamela posted a video on TikTok showing get-well cards her students wrote for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback. The Channelview School District had declared that day "Jalen Hurts Day" in support of her son.
In the video, Pamela said she planned to read every card. "I'm going to read every last one of them," she said. "Oh, my goodness." She read one note from an eighth-grade student named Linda, which said, "You can overcome this and Jalen Hurts will overcome this as well."
Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season due to blood clots in his lungs. He was sidelined after the Eagles played the Washington Commanders in London in Week 5. Hurts was initially diagnosed with what was described as superficial blood clots in his leg, and he played the full game. He is not permitted to take part in football activities while on anticoagulation medication.
The NFL and the NFL Players Association are working together to review how his diagnosis was handled.
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