The Philadelphia Eagles are a team that could have a quarterback available for trade and that might be of interest to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Rams.
Following the recent trade for quarterback Andy Dalton, the Eagles now have what is no doubt an intriguing situation in their quarterbacks room when you include Tanner McKee, who has been Jalen Hurts' backup in recent years.
After the trade for Dalton, The Athletic's Zach Berman thinks it's possible the Eagles could turn around and trade McKee.
"McKee is a promising quarterback entering the final year of his contract and could be traded with a strong offer," Berman writes. "That’s because the Eagles made last week’s trade to land Dalton, a 38-year-old with 169 career starts. He would profile more as a No. 2 than a No. 3."
Having three quarterbacks on the active roster is not something many teams do in this day and age and having a capable backup like Dalton sitting in the No. 3 spot just doesn't make sense for Philly.
McKee has already reportedly drawn trade interest from teams around the NFL and it's not hard to see why.
Granted, his sample size is small, but the former sixth-round pick has shown some promise in his limited opportunities that include preseason games and two regular-season starts.
In five games (two starts) for the Eagles, McKee has completed 61.4% of his passes for 597 yards and five touchdowns to one interception.
McKee is also just 25 years old, so he could be a franchise quarterback for the long haul if he gets a starting opportunity and plays at a high level.
Steelers, Packers, Rams, Raiders could have interest
Four teams we wouldn't be surprised to see give the Eagles a call for McKee are the Steelers, Packers, Rams and Raiders.
The Packers, Rams and Raiders are in a similar boat when it comes to the backup spots on their depth charts.
Green Bay lost Malik Willis in free agency and has lackluster backup options behind Jordan Love that include Desmond Ridder and Kyle McCord.
The expectation has been that the Rams would re-sign Jimmy Garoppolo, but the veteran remains available on the open market. If he doesn't come back, we would expect the Rams to add more backup competition for Stetson Bennett behind Matthew Stafford, and McKee could be a potential long-term solution if the Stafford decides to retire after this coming season.
While we would prefer the Raiders to bring in a veteran backup behind Fernando Mendoza, the presumed No. 1 overall pick, McKee would still be a solid option, especially as competition for Aidan O'Connell.
The Steelers have a different situation than those three teams.
Pittsburgh still hasn't gotten an answer from Aaron Rodgers, and if he decides to retire, the Steelers will need more competition for a room that would include the unproven Will Howard and backup Mason Rudolph. McKee could also offer a long-term solution Pittsburgh doesn't have on its roster currently.
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