With Gardner Minshew signing with the Indianapolis Colts, the Philadelphia Eagles found themselves in need of a new backup quarterback behind Jalen Hurts.
The top option remaining on the market was Marcus Mariota.
And now he’s joining the Birds on a one-year contract worth $5 million ($1.5 million more than Minshew received) with a max value of $8 million.
One word:
FINALLY!!!!!!!
Once upon a time, Mariota was The Prince Who Was Promised in Philly. He was supposed to be reunited with Chip Kelly. And the Eagles’ former head coach reportedly tried to make that happen by trading up from their first-round pick at No.