{
  "id": 15823705,
  "title": "“Nick Sirianni Is Having A Hard Time Just Being A Coach”: Dan Patrick Raises Concerns Over Eagles’ Handling Of Jalen Hurts’ Health",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/nick-sirianni-is-having-a-hard-time-just-being-a-coach-dan-patrick",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-21T00:07:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nick-sirianni-having-hard-time-000706913.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NFL analyst Dan Patrick expressed concern on his show regarding the handling of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts' medical condition. Patrick criticized the team for not having a member of the medical staff present during head coach Nick Sirianni's media address about Hurts' diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli. Patrick argued that the Eagles owed both the media and its fans a clearer update on Hurts' condition, stating that it was not a good situation for the franchise to have their coach out there playing the role of a doctor on television.",
  "summary": "Philadelphia Eagles’ star quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to be ruled out for the entirety of the 2026 NFL season after the discovery of deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli (commonly known as blood clots) in the signal caller’s lungs. This diagnosis comes against the backdrop of the signal caller’s initial diagnosis of a superficial blood clot on his calf that was caused by…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}