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Marshawn Lynch defends Jalen Hurts as NFL reviews blood clot case

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Lynch defends Hurts

Marshawn Lynch backed Jalen Hurts on a podcast. Now the league reviews the case.

Sunday news

Joint review announced

The NFL and the players union said on Sunday they will review the matter together.

Injury

Hurts is out

A calf clot became a deep vein clot. It then caused clots in each lung.

Treatment

No football yet

Hurts cannot play until he is off blood thinners.

Timeline

Cleat injury on Oct 4

The Eagles said Hurts took a cleat to his calf against the Rams.

Timeline

London game on Oct 11

Hurts played Jacksonville in London after a surface clot was found.

Goodell

League defends process

Roger Goodell said all needed protocol was followed.

Podcast

Robinson questioned Hurts

Michael Robinson suggested Hurts might be stepping back from team struggles.

Podcast

Lynch pushed back

Lynch told Robinson he sounded like he was cleaning up his words.

Reaction

Fans praised Lynch

Fans called Lynch a national treasure and praised his plain talk.

Apology

Robinson apologised

Robinson called his comments unfounded and said he should not have speculated.

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