Former NFL star and current NFL Network analyst Michael Robinson sparked controversy with his take suggesting Jalen Hurts might be using his injury situation to avoid taking blame for the Philadelphia Eagles' struggles. During a recent "NFL Gameday," Robinson shared his thoughts on the news, suggesting the Eagles are trying to "pin" their struggles this season on Hurts, giving the team a reason to "move on" from him. Robinson then played "devil's advocate," bringing up Hurts' superficial blood clot situation.
"And again, I'm not saying I know nothing, guys. But if I'm just playing devil's advocate here and I'm thinking that way, if I'm Jalen Hurts or anybody in Jalen Hurts' camp, I'm saying, 'Well, if everybody's hurt, I'm hurt too,'" Robinson said. More news: Jayden Daniels Takes Blame for Costly Mistake in Commanders Tie With Giants "And I'm not saying, you know, a superficial blood clot isn't serious.
But I would advise to all our viewers to go Google superficial blood clot as opposed to a real blood clot. And again, I'm not a medical guy. But I'm just saying, to me, to me, it looked like Jalen is kind of getting himself out of the fray, which you just said it... this is a lost season," the former San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks fullback said.
Robinson's take quickly circulated on social media, with various X accounts, including the Eagle Times, sharing a clip. It drew strong backlash against Robinson for even suggesting Hurts was using the injury to distance himself from the team's struggles this season. "yea because he decided to give himself a blood clot that could potentially turn life threatening just so he doesn’t get the blame. [expletive] outta here," one commenter replied.
Jalen is one of the biggest competitors in the league," another commenter said. "So [expletive] disrespectful. What did Jalen do to these people for them to hate him so much??" someone wrote.
"he coulda just stopped after stating “again i’m not a medical guy” lmao," a commenter suggested. "These be the goofy [expletive] mfs yall pay to cover sports. He should lose his job for this bull [expletive]," a commenter wrote.
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