For all intents and purposes, veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota signed a one-year, $5 million deal to backup Jalen Hurts last season for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Plenty of rookie quarterbacks played during the regular season. Which ones stood out?
Several changes following NFL roster cuts. In the aftermath of NFL roster cuts, several Philadelphia Eagles players capitalized on being able to change to newly available jersey numbers (h/t @igglesnut).
The Philadelphia Eagles took Stanford Cardinal quarterback Tanner McKee in the sixth round of the NFL Draft not because they needed a challenger to Jalen Hurts’ starting job, but because it’s wise to always have a guy developing at the most important position on the field.
The conclusion of the Philadelphia Eagles preseason schedule with a 27-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night signifies that several players who enjoyed significant playing time during the team's three exhibition games will now transition back to their reserve roles.
There’s a third option that makes much more sense. To say Marcus Mariota hasn’t looked great this summer would be putting things nicely, I think. I’m not going to belabor the point with training camp and/or preseason statistics, because they’re useless.
In their preseason finale on Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field, the Philadelphia Eagles had the chance to witness several players from their most recent draft class in action during a 27-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Preseason football is over for the Philadelphia Eagles this year and the team can look ahead to the regular season opener on September 10th. The final game against the Colts was hardly a heart pounder and the Eagles starters all sat, but there were some rookie performances of note.
For several players on the roster, Thursday's game was their Super Bowl. It was their chance to show that they belong higher on the depth chart or prove that they just belong on the roster. Here's how some of them fared in those attempts.
The Philadelphia Eagles should seriously consider Tanner McKee as their QB2 behind Jalen Hurts on the strength of the rookie's intriguing preseason.
Tanner McKee won’t be the starter for the Philadelphia Eagles this season. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean he can’t make a fantastic first impression. In the first half of the Eagles’ preseason matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, McKee threw 15/27 for 143 yards while only being sacked twice.
YB's Jack Dougherty is here to break down Thursday night's preseason matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles and try to find some valuable bets along the way.
With two Eagles preseason games wrapped up, it’s getting to be the time to look at the position battles closing soon. There’s been a lot of takeaways from the games versus the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns, both positive and negative.
During the Philadelphia Eagles' first two preseason games, they have taken their initial look at their most recent draft class, and certain rookies have begun to make an impression.
The Philadelphia Eagles might not have been able to put an end to Baltimore’s now 24-game preseason winning streak, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t positives to take.
With training camp and preseason underway, unheralded rookies will make strong impressions and climb depth charts. Here are four under-the-radar rookies to watch in the NFC East.
Now that the NFL Draft is completed, it's time for us to weigh in on bests and worsts.
The Minnesota Vikings are committed to quarterback Kirk Cousins for the 2023 season, but general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is evidently keeping his options open for the future in the upcoming NFL Draft.
Tanner McKee may be one of the most intriguing storylines in this upcoming NFL Draft, due to the fact that he has been ranked everywhere from a first rounder to a fourth rounder. College football analyst and former No.
We don’t need to rehash how Derek Carr’s tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders unraveled and ended with his release Tuesday, but David Carr said something about his brother’s departure that should raise your eyebrows a bit.
Stanford quarterback Tanner McKee has closed that chapter of his life and is now preparing for the NFL Draft. The Cardinal signal caller has long been viewed as everything an NFL team would want in terms of intangibles, but his on the field production is what has derailed him from being a surefire lock to be a first rounder.
Tanner McKee is in a tier below Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Will Levis, the consensus top three QBs in the 2023 draft. Unlike Anthony Richardson, he's likely not in the running at ninth overall when the Carolina Panthers are on the clock, either. Falling down the QB pecking order could be the best thing for McKee.
Stanford has had quite an eventful last few weeks, as David Shaw announced that he was out as head coach, 17 players entered the transfer portal, and the Cardinal found a new coach in Troy Taylor. However, one of the biggest mysteries that was surrounding the program until a few days ago was what quarterback Tanner McKee's plans were.
Notre Dame has found ways to begin rescuing its season after a slow start. There haven't been such encouraging signs with Stanford's decline, though. The Fighting Irish and Cardinal meet Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET in South Bend, Ind., where the outcome could define the direction for the rest of the season.
No. 10 Southern California will open Pac-12 Conference play against one of its most vexing rivals in recent years, traveling to Stanford for a prime-time matchup on Saturday at Palo Alto, Calif.
There is not much optimism from the Stanford fanbase after yet another disappointing season in 2021. After starting out 3-2, the Cardinal would go on to lose every game for the rest of the season and finish below .500 for the second time in three years.
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