The Philadelphia Eagles finally have Marcus Mariota on their roster – as a backup quarterback. Mariota signed a one-year contract with the Eagles for $5 million up to $8 million, by ESPN.
Mariota will be the No. 2 quarterback in Philadelphia, supporting Jalen Hurts. At just 29, Mariota completed 61.3 percent of his passes for 2,219 yards with 15 touchdowns on nine interceptions in 13 starts for the Atlanta Falcons last season. He was benched for rookie Desmond Ridder in December and was released by the Atlanta Falcons in February, allowing him to seek better opportunities elsewhere.
One of the biggest “what ifs” in Philadelphia sports over the past decade, Mariota was the coveted prize for then-head coach Chip Kelly’s short reign as department supervisor. player staff. The Eagles would have had a set of two first-round picks, a third-round pick, Fletcher Cox, Brandon Boykin and Mychal Kendricks to land Mariota in the 2015 draft – but that wasn’t enough to make it to the top two to complete a trade. Mariota became No. 2 overall for the Tennessee Titans.
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In Philadelphia, Mariota will reunite with Eagles tight ends coach Jason Michael, who was his offensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans during his rookie season in 2015 and quarterbacks coach in 2016 and 2017. Mariota played five seasons in Tennessee. He completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 15,656 yards with 92 touchdowns and 54 interceptions (89.3 passer rating) in eight NFL seasons.
The Eagles will be looking to fix an aspect of Mariota’s game in 2023. He’s completed just 48.5% of his passes for 1,306 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions on throws that have gone more than 10 air yards on the season. last. His 69.3 passer rating was the fourth-worst in the NFL in that category last season.
Philadelphia lost Gardner Minshew to free agency earlier Thursday when he signed with the Colts. In the late hours of Thursday night, they were able to land Mariota and improved to quarterback in the process.
