LATEST NEWS: The Eagles Backup QB Selection Will Show McKee’s True Nature
Eagles Backup QB Decision Will Reveal Truth About McKee
PHILADELPHIA: In essence, veteran quarterback Marcus Mariota agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract to serve as the Philadelphia Eagles’ backup quarterback for Jalen Hurts during the previous campaign. But from an accounting standpoint, Mariota, 30, signed a five-year contract for salary-cap reasons, which became formally invalid on Monday. The Eagles will receive a cap number of $1,932,000 for the 2023 season with Mariota; but, the remaining $5 million, or $3,068,000, will be carried over to the 2023 cap if the vacuum is filled. The Eagles’ decision about backup quarterback Tanner McKee could provide insight into the organization’s assessment of McKee’s potential as a second-year player and whether or not a deep postseason run is still attainable at the NovaCare Complex.
The rationale is that in a football-crazed city like this, a known product is better suited to survive a game or two while also acting as insurance against giving up on a season entirely in the event that a catastrophic injury sidelines the starter. Associated: Eagles’ Marcus Mariota Has Acquired Perspective on the ‘What If’ Game Mariota is unlikely to play for the Eagles again in the future until all West Coact avenues are closed to the native Hawaiian. In all honesty, if given the chance, Mariota would have chosen to remain in the west during the previous season. McKee, a more conventional pocket passer selected in the sixth round of the 2023 draft who would be a better fit for what new
