Eagles acquire veteran quarterback Andy Dalton from Panthers with backup role in sight

The Philadelphia Eagles made an absorbing commercialized to bring successful a backup for starting backmost Jalen Hurts. 

The Eagles acquired seasoned backmost Andy Dalton from the Carolina Panthers successful speech for a seventh-round draught pick, according to aggregate reports. 

The 38-year-old signal-caller spent the past 3 seasons with the Panthers, wherever helium mostly served arsenic a backup to Bryce Young, the archetypal wide enactment of the 2023 NFL Draft. 

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Carolina Panthers backmost Andy Dalton throws against the Las Vegas Raiders successful the archetypal fractional astatine Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

But helium did instrumentality implicit successful 2024 arsenic the team’s starter aft first-year caput manager Dave Canales didn’t similar what helium saw retired of Young to commencement the year. Dalton started 5 games for the Panthers, going 1-4 successful that agelong earlier Young’s return. 

Dalton was a starter for 9 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, going 70-61-2 implicit that span with 4 consecutive playoff berths from 2011-14. Unfortunately for Dalton and the Bengals, they were ne'er capable to prime up a postseason victory. 

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After the 2019 season, the Bengals shifted distant from Dalton aft they drafted Joe Burrow archetypal wide during the 2020 NFL Draft. Dalton was successful and retired of a starting relation successful Dallas and with the Chicago Bears successful the 2021 season. 

He assumed the relation full-time with the New Orleans Saints successful 2022, going 6-8 implicit 14 starts earlier yet joining Carolina. 

Carolina Panthers backmost Andy Dalton throws a walk against the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2nd 4th astatine Allegiant Stadium. (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

It’s an absorbing determination for the Eagles considering Tanner McKee, who has played good during the preseason, was Hurts’ backup each past season. While this could beryllium contention for McKee entering grooming camp, Dalton continues to play with the thought of being connected a roster full-time, adjacent if he’s not the starter. 

The Panthers signed Kenny Pickett, a erstwhile Eagles quarterback, this offseason. As a result, Dalton was expendable. 

The Eagles caput into the 2026 play with the evident anticipation that Hurts is steadfast capable for a afloat 17-game slate and past some. However, helium didn’t person the champion play nether violative coordinator Kevin Patullo, who caught flak from the rabid instrumentality basal arsenic the squad struggled. 

Carolina Panthers backmost Andy Dalton earlier a crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High.  (Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images)

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Philadelphia finished 11-6 earlier losing to the San Francisco 49ers successful the wild-card circular astatine home. Patullo was fired days later, and the Eagles hired ex-Green Bay Packers quarterbacks manager Sean Mannion to instrumentality implicit the role. 

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