Newsmax Host Links Jalen Hurts Blood Clots to COVID Vaccine
Newsmax host Rob Finnerty claimed on air that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts developed blood clots in both lungs because of the mRNA COVID vaccine. The article lists other controversial claims Finnerty has made, including about Obama, a hantavirus outbreak, food prices, and a third Trump term. It does not present evidence supporting his vaccine assertion.
Rob Finnerty, a Newsmax presenter, asserted on air that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered clots in each lung due to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Hurts, a Super Bowl winner in his twenties, is sidelined for the season, with his career possibly at risk; he had publicly supported vaccination. The item offers no evidence for Finnerty’s causal claim.
The article also recounts earlier remarks by Finnerty: urging that Barack Obama be handcuffed and removed, calling a hantavirus outbreak a political operation benefiting Democrats, saying Democrats should move past high grocery costs, and asserting Donald Trump could rightly serve a third term.
Claims linking a high-profile athlete’s illness to vaccination without evidence could deepen public uncertainty about vaccines and media credibility. Sports fans and Newsmax viewers may encounter the assertion as part of broader distrust narratives, while patients and clinicians may face more difficult conversations about vaccine risk. The episode may also intensify scrutiny of cable commentary standards, though its actual reach and effects remain uncertain.