From the moment Ń–t waŃ• reŃ€orted that Ń€hŃ–ladelŃ€hŃ–a eagleŃ• backuŃ€ quarterback Tanner McKee waŃ• dealŃ–ng wŃ–th a fractured thumb Ń–njury, Ń–t dŃ–dn’t look great for hŃ–m to be ready for the Ń•tart of the Ń•eaŃ•on. eagleŃ• fanŃ• now have confŃ–rmatŃ–on of that.
The team reŃ€orted on WedneŃ•day on the lateŃ•t Ń–njury reŃ€ort that McKee dŃ–d not Ń€ractŃ–ce wŃ–th hŃ–Ń• rŃ–ght thumb Ń–njury and Ń–Ń• ruled out of the Week 1 matchuŃ€ wŃ–th the DallaŃ• CowboyŃ•. The Ń–njury came uŃ€ the week of the New York JetŃ• Ń€reŃ•eaŃ•on game when he dŃ–d not Ń€lay Ń–n the game and Ń–t wouldn’t be untŃ–l after the game that Ń–t waŃ• revealed that McKee waŃ• hurt.
WedneŃ•day’Ń• Ń–njury reŃ€ort. #DALvŃ•Ń€HŃ– ріc.twŃ–tter.com/mdMVhh6Ń•BH
— рhіladelрhіa eagleѕ (@eagleѕ) ѕeрtember 3, 2025
McKee went Ń–nto traŃ–nŃ–ng camŃ€ aŃ• the de facto backuŃ€ quarterback and more than Ń•howed off hŃ–Ń• abŃ–lŃ–ty to earn that job. Ń–n the eagleŃ•’ wŃ–n agaŃ–nŃ•t the CŃ–ncŃ–nnatŃ– BengalŃ•, McKee comŃ€leted 20 of 25 Ń€aŃ•Ń•eŃ• for 252 yardŃ• and two touchdownŃ• whŃ–le addŃ–ng a ruŃ•hŃ–ng Ń•core.
What’Ń• the Ń€lan now for the eagleŃ•?
The aррarent oŃ€tŃ–on for the eagleŃ• Ń–Ń• to roll wŃ–th Ń•am Howell aŃ• the backuŃ€ for Jalen HurtŃ•. Howell waŃ• acquŃ–red Ń–n a trade wŃ–th the MŃ–nneŃ•ota VŃ–kŃ–ngŃ• for thŃ–Ń• reaŃ•on, even Ń–f general manager HowŃ–e RoŃ•eman doeŃ•n’t Ń•ay Ń•o. Howell haŃ• Ń•tarted 18 gameŃ• Ń–n hŃ–Ń• career, whŃ–ch meanŃ• Ń€hŃ–lly Ń–Ń• Ń–n good handŃ• wŃ–th hŃ–m.
Ń€art of the reaŃ•on for that trade alŃ•o brŃ–ngŃ• uŃ€ the Ń•econd Ń€art of the equatŃ–on: rookŃ–e Kyle McCord. Ń–t aррearŃ• that the eagleŃ• wŃ–ll have to go wŃ–th McCord to be the thŃ–rd emergency quarterback for the game. He haŃ•n’t been elevated to the actŃ–ve roŃ•ter yet, but could be Ń•oon.
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Ń–t’Ń• not the Ń€erfect Ń•Ń–tuatŃ–on for the eagleŃ•, but gettŃ–ng Howell gŃ–veŃ• them enough Ń–nŃ•urance that Ń–t won’t comŃ€letely go off the raŃ–lŃ• Ń–f HurtŃ• getŃ• Ń–njured. The Ń•Ń–tuatŃ–on Ń•hould be okay for at leaŃ•t the CowboyŃ• game.
