I assume by blood clot needing blood thinners, he developed a DVT (deep vein thrombosis), which usually occurs after a period of immobility or in some cases secondary to genetic predisposition (clotting disorders). The main risk of a DVT (and reason why we put people on blood thinners) is that it embolizes to the lungs and causes a PE (pulmonary embolism), which if untreated can lead to infarction of the lungs (lung "attack").
If he did have a pulmonary embolism (of course that was properly treated with blood thinners), I can't say I would blame him for taking some time getting back up to speed.
The best time to properly assess his conditioning is in another few weeks when any possible residual effects are gone and he is back into his appropriate game day/ fitness regime. That being said, I have noted his condition to look better in the past couple of games already compared to the beginning of the season.
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