When the 2025 offseason began for the Philadelphia Eagles, the team traded away backup quarterback Kenny Pickett for a late-round pick swap and current quarterback project Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
DTR was never expected to be the immediate backup to Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts. That position was being held for former sixth-round quarterback Tanner McKee this season.
But as a third quarterback, DTR could be seen as a quality fill-in.
That was before the Eagles drafted Syracuse star Kyle McCord in the sixth round of the 2025 draft in April. McCord's arrival on the team has pushed DTR to the outside looking in on the roster.
PennLive.con's Cayden Steele shared their early projection for the 53-man roster and predicted that Thompson-Robinson will end up being the odd man out.
"Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee, Kyle McCord. After spending the first two years of his career as the Eagles’ No. 3 quarterback, McKee will step into the backup role," Steele said. "He played well in his only career start against the New York Giants last season and has been a preseason star. Philadelphia could trade him next offseason for a Day 3 pick.
You never want to see a team giving up on a trade acquisition so early in the process.
Philadelphia is notorious for doing so, though. If they don't think they can get good production from a player, they will simply move on from him. The team also doesn't really look to keep four quarterbacks on the roster either.
DTR's time is running out in Philadelphia. And it's hard to imagine - barring injury - that he can do much of anything to earn a spot this season in Philly.