Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Sunday that Tanner McKee will serve as the Eagles’ active No. 2 behind Jalen Hurts while Andy Dalton is moved to third-string, a change disclosed by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo.
- The team has not publicly explained the move, so reporting ties the change to recent performance and evaluations rather than an official team decision.
- Dalton entered for Hurts in the Week 3 loss to Chicago and threw an end-zone interception on his only pass, an on-field outcome that coverage cites as context for the depth-chart shift.
- If Hurts must leave Sunday’s game, McKee would be the first available replacement, a more consequential assignment because DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown and Dallas Goedert are ruled out.
- Philadelphia’s unusual roster strategy of carrying four quarterbacks and using an emergency third-QB designation shapes these decisions and limits flexibility while protecting a rookie roster spot, a factor to watch as coaches explain or defend the move.