Former WVU QB Will Grier is signing with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year deal, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday. Grier most recently spent time on the Los Angeles Chargers roster.
Grier now joins a quarterback depth chart of Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett, who the Eagles traded for in the past week from the Steelers. Grier and Pickett will now battle it out for the second spot on the chart.
Grier has also been a part of the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers during his professional career.
The Cowboys told Grier he would not be on the team moving forward the day before he took the field to start Dallas’ final preseason game. He put up one the best performances of his professional career in his Cowboys farewell, completing 29 out of 35 passes for 305 yards with two touchdown passes while playing the entire game. He also ran for 53 yards and scored two more touchdowns with his legs.
At the time, Grier opened up with Sports Illustrated’s Cowboys FanNation site about a tough 72 hours that taught forced him to endure a series of emotions.
Grier has played in two regular season NFL games back in 2019, throwing for 228 passing yards and four interceptions.
After finishing out his college career with two seasons at West Virginia, Grier was drafted in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Panthers.
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