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Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco signs with Eagles
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Super Bowl XLVII MVP Joe Flacco signs with Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles have themselves an elite backup quarterback to sit behind 2020 rookie Jalen Hurts on the depth chart. 

The agency that represents veteran Joe Flacco announced on Tuesday that the Super Bowl XLVII Most Valuable Player is signing with the Eagles: 

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler added: 

As Michael David Smith noted for Pro Football Talk, Flacco grew up in Audubon, N.J. and played for the University of Delaware, so the 36-year-old is making somewhat of a return home by signing with Philadelphia. His exact role with the Eagles has yet to be determined. 

Back in February, ESPN's Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter reported the Eagles planned to make Hurts compete for the starting job after the club agreed to trade Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports recently linked the Eagles with Houston Texans starter Deshaun Watson, but it seems unlikely any team would make a move for the disgruntled quarterback with the 25-year-old facing over a dozen lawsuits related to allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. 

Flacco appeared in five games for the New York Jets last season while filling in for the injured Sam Darnold. It's possible, if not likely, both Flacco and Darnold won't be with the Jets before preseason contests begin this summer. 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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