How do NFL doctors treat blood clots? Hurts' calf has had one for a while

If he goes on blood thinners then they are typically not available to play. They can do a thrombectomy to remove clots they fear will break and travel

Superficial clot is different and treated differently than a DVT. Typically movement, warm compress, etc. we almost will never anticoagulate a patient with a superficial thrombus unless it is precariously close to the confluence of a deep vein. The likelihood of propagation is virtually nonexistent particularly in an active person. Maybe baby aspirin as a precaution. Hurts likely would still be ok but this clot apparently had moved on a re-scan so out of abundance of caution, they’re holding him out. If he goes on blood thinners, zero chance you can play a football game regardless of position until you’re off them. Any hit, particularly the head, could be catastrophic regarding bleeding risk.