<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/derrick-henry-marcus-mariota-embrace-surfaces-after-week-6-matchup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Derrick-Henry-Marcus-Mariota-embrace-surfaces-after-Ravens-Commanders-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T16:12:35-07:00">October 15th, 4:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T16:15:29-07:00">October 15th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Derrick Henry and Marcus Mariota met up after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-ravens-overreactions-victory-commanders">Baltimore Ravens defeated the Washington Commanders</a> in Week 6. As players scattered across the field for jersey swaps, and other post-game brouhaha, Henry found his old quarterback in the shuffle.</p><p>A lot has changed for the former Tennessee Titans tandem, but their friendship <a href="https://x.com/brgridiron/status/1846300027448082709" rel="noopener">appears to be intact</a>.</p><p>Henry was seen jumping for joy at Mariota, as fans watched reminiscing of their time together early in their careers. Mariota was selected by the Titans with the No. 2 overall pick in 2015. Henry joined the squad the next year, as a second-rounder.</p><p>The Titans gradually improved when the two talented players shifted the offense. They put together three-straight winning seasons from 2016 to 2018, before the team brought in Ryan Tannehill to take over as starting quarterback. Mariota exited Tennessee for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020, and he’s had stints with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and currently Washington.</p><p>While Mariota developed more into a journeyman QB in recent years, he looks to have maintained his connection to his former teammate. It reminds NFL fans and organizations how unique players’ friendships are when they enter the pros together, and begin their NFL journey around the same time.</p><h2><b>How Derrick Henry fared in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Derrick-Henry.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even at age 30, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ravens-news-derrick-henry-hearfelt-message-historic-performance">Henry continues to have a remarkable performances</a>, and he certainly hasn’t surrendered his rightful place on the RB mountaintop. He’s now amassed 704 yards on 119 carries for eight touchdowns in his first season with the Ravens. After a star-studded six campaigns in Tennessee, Henry’s continuing his dominance, which many fans were concerned about when he joined forces with Lamar Jackson.</p><p>In the Ravens’ 30-23 victory over the Commanders in Week 6, Henry posted his third 100-plus yard outing, and scored two touchdowns. He also ran 24 times.</p><p>Henry and Baltimore continue their path to a bright AFC conclusion against the 4-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7, while Mariota and the surprising Commanders face the Carolina Panthers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick Henry, Marcus Mariota embrace surfaces after Week 6 matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-marcus-mariota-injury-shakes-up-qb-depth-chart');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Commanders-news-Marcus-Mariota-injury-shakes-up-Washingtons-QB-depth-chart-behind-Jayden-Daniels.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-07T14:15:08-07:00">September 7th, 2:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-07T14:15:29-07:00">September 7th, 2:15pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Protecting potential <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-magic-johnson-instant-reaction-washington-jayden-daniels-nfl-draft-pick">franchise quarterback Jayden Daniels</a> becomes even more important for the Washington Commanders following the latest injury update. Backup QB Marcus Mariota suffered a torn pectoral and is being <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1832494094007882166" rel="noopener">placed on the injured reserve</a>, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.</p><p>Mariota missed the last week of practice, so his availability for the 2024-25 season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was already in serious doubt. Though, this roster move now means the Commanders will be without him for at least the first four games on the schedule.</p><p>Jeff Driskel will jump up to the No. 2 slot on the depth chart, sitting directly behind Daniels. Former Notre Dame signal-caller Sam Hartman is being elevated from the practice squad as Washington’s third-stringer. Although Mariota did not live up to his No. 2 overall draft pick status, he ranks as one of the better backups in the NFL. His absence is cause for concern.</p><h2><b>Commanders must protect Jayden Daniels</b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-commanders-getting-lamar-jackson-2-0-if-they-take-jayden-daniels-no-2">The run-heavy style of Daniels</a> comes with some injury risk, which requires the Commanders to have a trustworthy option waiting in the wings. Fellow Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota has made 74 starts in his nine-year professional career. His experience could come in handy even if all goes right and Daniels suits up for all 17 regular season games.</p><p>The Commanders’ offensive line is regarded as <a href="https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-2024-offensive-line-rankings-detroit-lions-penei-sewell-frank-ragnow" rel="noopener">the sixth-worst</a> in the NFL by Pro Football Focus, which could make life difficult for the rookie quarterback. Avoiding sacks and ferocious hits should be the top priority in his debut versus the Buccaneers. After all, he is being tapped as the franchise’s savior.</p><p>Furthermore, Washington does not have a solid contingency plan following Marcus Mariota’s injury. Jeff Driskel, a 2016 sixth-rounder, has thrown just 46 in-game passes over the last two years. Rookie Sam Hartman has obviously thrown none.</p><p>Jayden Daniels is not thinking about those scenarios, though. He is only focused on beginning his NFL career with a victory in Raymond James Stadium. Opening kickoff for Commanders-Bucs is set for approximately 4:25 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders’ Marcus Mariota injury shakes up QB depth chart behind Jayden Daniels

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/commanders-news-add-marcus-mariota-ahead-nfl-draft-qb-selection');   ga('set', 'title', 'Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/commanders-news-washington-adds-marcus-mariota-ahead-of-likely-nfl-draft-qb-selection.jpg"></figure><h1>Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-12T08:18:45-07:00">March 12th, 8:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-12T08:18:45-07:00">March 12th, 8:18am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Washington Commanders are widely expected to take a quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-rumors-commanders-no-2-pick-trade-plans-eye-opening-update" rel="noopener">with their second pick</a> at the 2024 NFL Draft, but they just <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767561039212679362" rel="noopener">added one to their QB room</a> on Tuesday, with former Philadelphia Eagles backup Marcus Mariota agreeing to a deal with them, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.</p><p><i>“Former Eagles QB Marcus Mariota is signing with the Washington Commanders on a 1-year deal with a base value of $6 million and upside to $10 million, per source.”</i></p><p>Mariota last saw action in the NFL in the 2023 season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-ex-super-bowl-champ" rel="noopener">with the Eagles</a>, though, he barely stepped on the field. He only appeared in three games for Philly, collecting just 164 passing yards and a touchdown with an interception on 15/23 completions.</p><p>That’s the role teams are willing to offer Mariota nowadays, but at least he’s still in the league — and making lots of money. The last time he was a regular starter was way back in 2019, his final year with the Tennessee Titans, who took him in the first round as the second overall pick at the 2015 NFL Draft.</p><p>The Commanders still have Sam Howell in the fold and he’s got two more years remaining on his current deal. Perhaps Mariota will see more time on the field with Washington than he did with the Eagles, especially if the Commanders ended up trading Howell. Washington is mostly linked to Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels as its potential pick at the upcoming draft, with Caleb Williams likely to land with the Chicago Bears, who have the top pick.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Commanders add Marcus Mariota ahead of likely NFL Draft QB selection

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/oregon-football-news-dillon-gabriel-gets-no-8-approval-from-marcus-mariota-after-signing-with-ducks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dillon-Gabriel-gets-No.-8-approval-from-Marcus-Mariota-after-signing-with-Ducks.webp"></figure><h1>Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-09T10:32:23-08:00">December 9th, 10:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-09T10:33:36-08:00">December 9th, 10:33am</time><address><a>Jay Pritchard</a>Jay Pritchard is a writer and sports editor working in Burlington, Vermont. He has worked previously with the Panama Canals, Boston Celtics, Football Association of Ireland, Green Mountain Baseball Association, andFantasyPros.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Newly signed Oregon football quarterback Dillon Gabriel doesn’t just have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oregon-football-news-ducks-sign-dillon-gabriel-bo-nix-replacement-transfer-portal#:~:text=In%202023%2C%20Gabriel%20completed%2069.3,enormous%20addition%20to%20Oregon%20football.">his new team picked</a> out after transferring to the Ducks from the Oklahoma Sooners — he’s got his new number picked out, too. On Saturday afternoon, Gabriel announced <a href="https://twitter.com/_dillongabriel_/status/1733516923319828632">on social media</a> that he’d don number eight for the Ducks. Check out the post here.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MARCUS APPROVED! 🎱 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DIMETIME?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DIMETIME</a> <a href="https://t.co/GZUgZVS5rw">pic.twitter.com/GZUgZVS5rw</a></p><p>— Dillon Gabriel (@_dillongabriel_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_dillongabriel_/status/1733516923319828632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gabriel’s “Marcus Approved!” exclamation is in reference to former Ducks quarterback and fellow Hawaii native Marcus Mariota, who famously wore number eight in Oregon from 2011 to 2014 and was quick to approve of Dillon bringing it out of retirement with his blessing.</p><p>Oregon will be Gabriel’s third school in his FBS career. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oklahoma-football-news-sooners-set-to-lose-dillon-gabriel-after-2-seasons-to-transfer-portal">transferred to Oklahoma</a> from UCF. The 6’0″ 200-pound senior is a native of Mililani, Hawaii, located about 30 minutes north of Marcus Mariota’s home city, Honolulu.</p><p>In 50 FBS games, Dillion has completed 1,050 of his 1,664 passing attempts (63.1%) with 125 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. He continues Oregon’s Oahu tradition, bringing a career FBS passer rating of 159.8.</p><p>Mariota was the second overall pick out of Oregon by the Tennesee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. He’s in his ninth NFL season and is a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles after stints with the Las Vegas Raiders and Atlanta Falcons.</p><p>Gabriel hopes to join Mariota and several other former Oregon football quarterbacks to play in the NFL. They include Justin Herbert, Dennis Dixon, Kellen Clemens, Joey Harrington, Akili Smith, Tony Graziani and Super Bowl XXIX champion Bill Musgrave, who won a title with the Dallas Cowboys backing up Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Oregon football’s Dillon Gabriel gets No. 8 approval from Marcus Mariota after signing with Ducks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-ex-super-bowl-champ');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Marcus Mariota, not Jalen Hurts, should be QB1, claims ex-Super Bowl champ');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-not-jalen-hurts-should-be-qb1-for-philly-claims-ex-super-bowl-champ.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Marcus Mariota, not Jalen Hurts, should be QB1, claims ex-Super Bowl champ</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-05T22:16:21-08:00">December 5th, 10:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-05T22:17:01-08:00">December 5th, 10:17pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although there are definite exceptions, a team does not usually play up to its full capabilities in the postseason if its starting quarterback is injured. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl under those set of circumstances before, but they will surely need a healthy Jalen Hurts to hoist their second <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-sf-jumps-kansas-city-super-bowl-favorites-win-eagles" rel="noopener">Lombardi Trophy</a> in February.</p><p>Hence, why one individual believes the reigning NFC champions <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLTotalAccess/status/1732197840427053077/" rel="noopener">should take a conservative approach</a> with the franchise star and QB1. “You have to have a serious conversation if you’re Philly, and you have to really say is it better for us to play Marcus Mariota right now and let Jalen get fully healthy?,” former No. 1 overall pick and current analyst David Carr said on NFL Total Access. “Because I would argue it does not matter if you’re the No. 1 seed.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I'd say he's probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eagles</a>, right now he'd be more productive."<a href="https://twitter.com/DCarr8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DCarr8</a> emphasizes Marcus Mariota should be the QB1 over Jalen Hurts. 😳 <a href="https://t.co/rGgp6WZjIG">pic.twitter.com/rGgp6WZjIG</a></p><p>— NFL Total Access (@NFLTotalAccess) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLTotalAccess/status/1732197840427053077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Should Eagles ensure that Jalen Hurts is healthy for playoffs?</b></h2><p>Hurts has battled through a knee injury and briefly left the Eagles’ blowout loss to the visiting San Francisco 49ers to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-shuts-down-narrative-comeback-amid-concussion-scare-vs-49ers" rel="noopener">evaluated for a concussion</a> before quickly returning. He has played in every game this season, leading his team to an NFL-best 10-2 record. While there are fans who believe Hurts should suit up if the medical staff clears him, affording No. 1 the time to fully recover from any issues is a reasonable suggestion to make.</p><p>But Carr took his pro-Mariota stance way too far. “I’d say he’s probably better at playing quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, right now he’d be more productive,” the Super Bowl 46 champion said. </p><p>Marcus Mariota is one of the top backups in the NFL and can play well enough with this talented offense to win football games. However, even at less than 100 percent, Jalen Hurts remains the superior signal-caller. He has not been his 2022 self (10 interceptions), but he is still rising to the occasion in most of the clutch moments. And there is a big one right around the corner.</p><p>No one would feel more comfortable with the former Heisman Trophy winner taking snaps under center in a pivotal NFC East matchup against the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday night. Heck, Mariota himself knows that. David Carr should, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Marcus Mariota, not Jalen Hurts, should be QB1, claims ex-Super Bowl champ

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-backup-qb-tanner-mckee');   ga('set', 'title', 'Speculation over Marcus Mariota’s status as Jalen Hurts’ backup grows after Eagles preseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eagles-news-Speculation-over-Marcus-Mariota_s-status-as-Jalen-Hurts_-backup-grows-after-preseason.jpeg"></figure><h1>Speculation over Marcus Mariota’s status as Jalen Hurts’ backup grows after Eagles preseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-25T08:51:38-07:00">August 25th, 8:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-25T08:51:38-07:00">August 25th, 8:51am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles concluded their preseason on Thursday with a loss to the Indianapolis Colts. What is not a foregone conclusion is who will backup quarterback Jalen Hurts.</p><p>The Eagles signed veteran Marcus Mariota this offseason with many projecting him to be Philly’s No. 2 behind their MVP candidate signal-caller. The preseason performance of rookie Tanner McKee, who the Eagles selected in the sixth round of April’s draft, has changed that narrative a bit.</p><p>There is speculation that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-marcus-mariota-preseason-performance-browns" rel="noopener">McKee could dethrone Mariota</a> as the backup and Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni’s <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nick-sirianni-really-pleased-with-tanner-mckees-preseason-performances" rel="noopener">glowing postgame comments</a> about the rookie makes things interesting.</p><p>“We drafted him because we liked him, and we liked the accuracy he showed on tape,” Sirianni said, via Myles Simmons. “We liked the decision-making he showed on tape, and he’s continued to show that throughout practice and games. He’s put three good games together, and so was excited to work with him. Really pleased with how he was this preseason.”</p><p>McKee entered camp battling Ian Book for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-players-stock-preseason-2023" rel="noopener">Eagles’ third-string QB job</a> and a spot on the final 53-man roster. The former has certainly locked that up with his preseason breakout.</p><p>McKee completed 39-of-72 passes for 453 yards and a touchdown in three preseason games and did not turn the ball over. Mariota got much less playing time but struggled with accuracy and didn’t do much to help his case.</p><p>The Eagles will likely start the season with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-nfl-preseason-roster-cuts-week-1-2023" rel="noopener">Marcus Mariota as the backup</a> but continued progression from Tanner McKee could push the veteran to the curb.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Speculation over Marcus Mariota’s status as Jalen Hurts’ backup grows after Eagles preseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-marcus-mariota-preseason-performance-browns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles’ Marcus Mariota gets brutally honest on ugly preseason performance vs. Browns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/eagles-new-marcus-mariota-gets-brutally-honest-on-ugly-preseason-performance-vs-browns.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles’ Marcus Mariota gets brutally honest on ugly preseason performance vs. Browns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-18T07:23:14-07:00">August 18th, 7:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-18T07:23:14-07:00">August 18th, 7:23am</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nolan-smith-update-night-injuries-philly-browns">tied the Cleveland Browns</a> 18-18 Thursday night in Week 2 of the 2023 NFL preseason. Of much more significance to the Eagles than the final score was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-blunt-take-marcus-mariotas-backup-brutal-game" rel="noopener">the play of Marcus Mariota</a>. By completing nine of 17 pass attempts for just 86 yards, no touchdowns and an interception, Marcus Mariota didn’t inspire much confidence in what was his second exhibition game with Philadelphia.</p><p>Mariota was sacked three times and often wildly inaccurate. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-fans-roast-marcus-mariota-after-hilariously-bad-throw-in-eagles-preseason-game" rel="noopener">The Eagles’ quarterback led</a> the offense to just three points against the Browns while<a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/marcus-mariota-i-was-sloppy-thursday-night"> taking snaps</a> in the first half.</p><p>“I was sloppy,” Mariota said, via ProFootballTalk. “I can do a better job of getting our guys operating cleaner and more efficiently. But that is what preseason is for. Kind of get some of that stuff ironed out. Clean off some of the rust. We’ll find ways to get better.”</p><p>Mariota was better in his Eagles’ debut, though he wasn’t overly impressive. The veteran went 7-11 for 53 yards and a 77.1 passer rating</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-philly-pounces-on-marcus-mariota-as-jalen-hurts-backup" rel="noopener">The Eagles signed Mariota</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract in free agency to be Jalen Hurts’ backup. Given <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-injury-update-will-make-philly-fans-thrilled-with-nfc-east-title-within-reach" rel="noopener">Hurts’ injury history</a>, there’s a good chance that Mariota will be forced to start at least one game in the 2023 season. Hurts has missed two games in each of the last two years because of shoulder and ankle injuries.</p><p>Philadelphia has been hoping that Mariota would be an upgrade over Gardner Minshew, who went 0-2 in Hurts’ absence last season. The Eagles nearly allowed the Dallas Cowboys to come back and win the NFC East when Hurts was out.</p><p>Mariota started most of last season for the Atlanta Falcons. He averaged 170.7 passing yards per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles’ Marcus Mariota gets brutally honest on ugly preseason performance vs. Browns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-nick-siriannis-blunt-take-marcus-mariotas-backup-brutal-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles HC Nick Sirianni’s blunt take on Marcus Mariota’s job as backup after brutal game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Eagles_news_Nick_Siriannis_blunt_take_on_Marcus_Mariotas_job_as_backup_after_brutal_game.jpeg"></figure><h1>Eagles HC Nick Sirianni’s blunt take on Marcus Mariota’s job as backup after brutal game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-17T22:21:12-07:00">August 17th, 10:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-17T23:05:21-07:00">August 17th, 11:05pm</time><address><a>Wyatt Allsup</a>Wyatt Allsup is a sports journalist from Fort Worth, Texas. He joined ClutchPoints in May 2023 and covers football, basketball, baseball and mixed martial arts. Wyatt now lives in Southern California, where he has previously covered USC football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcus Mariota’s second NFL preseason showing as a backup quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles did not go as the veteran QB planned.  Third-stringer Tanner McKee had a strong showing however, so some wondered if he might jump Mariota in the depth chart. After the Eagles’ 18-18 tie with the Cleveland Browns, head coach Nick Sirianni <a href="https://twitter.com/ZBerm/status/1692384095785922724" rel="noopener">didn’t have much patience</a> for such rumors, per Zach Berman.</p><p>“You’re way too early on that,” Sirianni said when asked about McKee usurping Mariota. “Marcus is our backup, and [we’re] pleased with the way Tanner is playing.”</p><p>Mariota’s last shot at being an NFL starter didn’t go so well. In 13 games with the Atlanta Falcons in 2022, Mariota managed just a 5-8 record. He threw for 2,219 yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions on a 61.3% clip. That was good for an 88.2 passer rating, 21st in the NFL.</p><p>The Falcons have moved on to Desmond Ridder, and Marcus Mariota finds himself as a backup once again, behind 2022 All-Pro Jalen Hurts. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-fans-roast-marcus-mariota-after-hilariously-bad-throw-in-eagles-preseason-game" rel="noopener">Falcons fans weren’t so kind</a> to Mariota, finding some joy in his preseason struggles, particularly in response to a bad interception he threw Thursday night.</p><p>The Eagles drafted Tanner McKee out of Stanford in the sixth round of this year’s NFL draft. McKee is a big, traditional pocket passer who really possesses desirable NFL traits. He may not have quite the “pop” to become a franchise quarterback, but as a backup, he’s a very nice option for a good team to have ready.</p><p>At 6-6, 220 lbs, McKee was the No. 3 quarterback in his high school class. He played well at Stanford throwing for close to 3,000 yards and 13 touchdowns in a below-par offense. He didn’t have much talent around him to really succeed, but his throwing ability forced opposing defenses to game plan for him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles HC Nick Sirianni’s blunt take on Marcus Mariota’s job as backup after brutal game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/falcons-news-fans-roast-marcus-mariota-after-hilariously-bad-throw-in-eagles-preseason-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Falcons fans roast Marcus Mariota after hilariously bad throw in Eagles preseason game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Falcons-news-Fans-roast-Marcus-Mariota-after-hilariously-bad-throw-in-Eagles-preseason-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Falcons fans roast Marcus Mariota after hilariously bad throw in Eagles preseason game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-17T19:34:04-07:00">August 17th, 7:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-17T19:34:04-07:00">August 17th, 7:34pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Falcons fans don’t seem to be holding back any hard feelings they might have for former quarterback Marcus Mariota.</p><p>Mariota, who started the majority of the games last year for Atlanta, is now a backup for the Philadelphia Eagles. And in the team’s preseason game Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns, the former Oregon Duck threw a pass that went way over the head of his intended receiver and out of bounds.</p><p>Falcons fans were quick to roast their team’s ex-quarterback for the miscue.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">marcus mariota already in mid season form 🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/KB82UOBgTm">pic.twitter.com/KB82UOBgTm</a></p><p>— 🦄 (@arkeshrayyy) <a href="https://twitter.com/arkeshrayyy/status/1692329908083585482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Marcus Mariota’s lone season as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-first-stringers-depth-chart-roster-2023">member of the Falcons</a> was filled with frustration. Atlanta remained amongst the league’s cellar dwellers from essentially the start of the season, and the former Tennessee Titans QB failed to produce much for an offense that had invested heavily in new additions on the perimeter, with Kyle Pitts and Drake London being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-4-players-roster-struggling-nfl-training-camp">drafted by the Falcons</a> in the first round in back-to-back years.</p><p>Mariota became the subject of controversy when, after a season-ending knee surgery, he suddenly <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/news/atlanta-falcons-quarterback-marcus-mariota-quit-on-team-after-losing-job-desmond-ridder">stopped showing up</a> to team events and apparently refused to provide any mentorship or guidance to rookie Desmond Ridder, who was thrown into the fire unexpectedly.</p><p>These things considered, it’s understandable why the fan base might harbor some ill will toward a player who became emblematic of the team’s struggles a year ago.</p><p>If things go according to plan in Philadelphia, Mariota won’t be seeing much play-time at all this season and will instead be observing Jalen Hurts from the bench. Still, it’s easy to see why Falcons fans would revel in his mishaps while he is out there on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Falcons fans roast Marcus Mariota after hilariously bad throw in Eagles preseason game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-marcus-mariota-prepared-to-help-jalen-hurts-become-a-better-quarterback');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Mariota prepared to help Jalen Hurts become a better quarterback');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Marcus-Mariota-prepared-to-help-Jalen-Hurts-become-a-better-quarterback.jpg"></figure><h1>Marcus Mariota prepared to help Jalen Hurts become a better quarterback</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-05T14:54:34-07:00">April 5th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-05T14:54:34-07:00">April 5th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Reese Nasser</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In 2022, Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Jalen Hurts took his game to new heights. While looking like a force on the field, he led the Eagles to a trip to the Super Bowl. Even though Philadelphia fell to the Kansas City Chiefs, the team looks to have an elite foundation in place.</p><p>During the 2022 campaign, quarterback Gardner Minshew served as the Eagles backup. But following his decision to move on free agency, the team chose to add another veteran to the quarterback room. This came with the signing of former second-overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-philly-pounces-on-marcus-mariota-as-jalen-hurts-backup" rel="noopener">Marcus Mariota</a>. The two sides agreed to a <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/marcus-mariota-16726/" rel="noopener">one-year deal</a> worth up to $5 million.</p><p>On Wednesday, Mariota met with the media for the first time since signing with the Eagles. While speaking, he made it clear that he is prepared to not only help Jalen Hurts elevate his game, but he is looking to impact the offense as a whole.</p><p>After spending the start of his career with the Tennesee Titans, and most recently with the Atlanta Falcons, Mariota has already had a career full of highs and lows. While spending significant time as a starter, he has also spent much of his career in a backup role. He now looks to bring this experience to Philadelphia.</p><p>“I think being around A.J., DeVonta, and those guys, they’re just so eager to learn. My role is just to provide information and share experiences. As a guy that’s played in the league now for eight years, I’ve been cut, I’ve been a starter, we’ve won playoff games, and I’ve been benched,” said Mariota <a href="https://www.nj.com/eagles/2023/04/how-eagles-marcus-mariota-plans-to-use-his-experiences-to-help-jalen-hurts-aj-brown-devonta-smith.html" rel="noopener">via</a> NJ.com’s Chris Franklin.</p><p>He also added, “I believe that I can relate with a lot of guys and continue to build that chemistry in the locker room and be a voice and make an impact in any way that I can…I want to be a guy for Jalen and become a resource any way I can to hopefully make him and the team better.”</p><p>Adding a player of Mariota’s caliber could very well help elevate Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense. Through his history and playstyle, he could be the ideal addition to this team. If needed, he could also be the perfect fit in the Philadelphia offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Mariota prepared to help Jalen Hurts become a better quarterback

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-eagles-fans-troll-chip-kelly-for-wild-nfl-draft-plan-after-marcus-mariota-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles fans troll Chip Kelly for wild NFL Draft plan after Marcus Mariota signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Eagles-news-Philadelphia-fans-troll-Chip-Kelly-for-wild-NFL-Draft-plan-after-Marcus-Mariota-signing.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles fans troll Chip Kelly for wild NFL Draft plan after Marcus Mariota signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-17T09:20:11-07:00">March 17th, 9:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-17T09:22:46-07:00">March 17th, 9:22am</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience. Though he covers various sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-philly-pounces-on-marcus-mariota-as-jalen-hurts-backup" rel="noopener">signed quarterback Marcus Mariota</a> to a one-year, $5 million contract in NFL free agency on Thursday. The deal could rise up to $8 million with incentives.</p><p>Eagles fans took the opportunity to troll now-UCLA head coach Chip Kelly, who had a plan of his own to acquire the Oregon quarterback when he served as Philadelphia’s head coach from 2013-15.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The perfect backup to Hurts. Chip Kelly can roll over in his grave. <a href="https://t.co/PGqywwkJJo">https://t.co/PGqywwkJJo</a></p><p>— Smitty (@SmittyBarstool) <a href="https://twitter.com/SmittyBarstool/status/1636693147890724866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chip Kelly rn <a href="https://t.co/C4B4Af1iwu">https://t.co/C4B4Af1iwu</a> <a href="https://t.co/qrICQP6JcZ">pic.twitter.com/qrICQP6JcZ</a></p><p>— Eagles Nation (@PHLEaglesNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/PHLEaglesNation/status/1636598383493238785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">16-year old me is crying tears of joy. Life really comes to a full circle.</p><p>Howie Roseman with the ultimate slap in the face to Chip Kelly. <a href="https://t.co/f8vCWULMZc">pic.twitter.com/f8vCWULMZc</a></p><p>— Kendall Beck (@KBeckEagles) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBeckEagles/status/1636684062076325892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> made a smart signing with Mariota seeing he can run the offense similarly </p><p>Good veteran backup, Chip Kelly is punching air right now <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FlyEaglesFly</a> <a href="https://t.co/wjufVX0IHm">pic.twitter.com/wjufVX0IHm</a></p><p>— All About The Birds (@AATBirds) <a href="https://twitter.com/AATBirds/status/1636688667891703808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Eagles hired Chip Kelly in 2013.</p><p>In the 10 years since they've been to two Super Bowls and Marcus Mariota is on the roster. <a href="https://t.co/ZQcw9opxUd">pic.twitter.com/ZQcw9opxUd</a></p><p>— Joe Dolan (@FG_Dolan) <a href="https://twitter.com/FG_Dolan/status/1636737480392155138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Howie texting Chip Kelly like… <a href="https://t.co/D8UIDG4fRt">pic.twitter.com/D8UIDG4fRt</a></p><p>— Vinc from Camden (@VinnDiggs92) <a href="https://twitter.com/VinnDiggs92/status/1636598700884520961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chip Kelly seeing Howie Roseman pursue Marcus Mariota  <a href="https://t.co/Q29A7Lgvwc">pic.twitter.com/Q29A7Lgvwc</a></p><p>— Birds vs Boys Pod (@BirdsVsBoysPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/BirdsVsBoysPod/status/1636712332557529088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Eagles <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-eagles/chip-kellys-reported-trade-offer-marcus-mariota-utterly-insane" rel="noopener">offered the Tennessee Titans</a> their 2015 first- and second-round picks, their 2016 first-round pick, any quarterback on their roster and any defensive player on their roster in exchange for the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft, according to NBC Sports.</p><p>One fan called Chip Kelly’s failure to pull off the massive trade for Marcus Mariota one of the best things to happen in the franchise’s history in a Friday tweet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chip Kelly failing to trade for Marcus Mariota is one of the best things that happened to our franchise history <a href="https://t.co/eAzXY5gUCV">pic.twitter.com/eAzXY5gUCV</a></p><p>— Paul C (@HurtsyIvania) <a href="https://twitter.com/HurtsyIvania/status/1636695485258911754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Other fans agreed, with CBS Sports NFL writer Jeff Kerr saying Chip Kelly could have done lasting damage to the Eagles had he successfully completed the trade.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hope <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Eagles</a> fans are aware if they “did the deal” for Marcus Mariota, they would still be feeling the lingering effects of the move. </p><p>Chip Kelly would have crippled the franchise for years.</p><p>— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffKerrCBS/status/1636724182401597447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-atlantas-final-marcus-mariota-decision-saves-12-million-against-salary-cap" rel="noopener">Marcus Mariota was released</a> from the Atlanta Falcons after he played and started in 13 games last season. He earned 2,219 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions as the Falcons went 5-8 with him under center. Mariota played in wins against the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns and losses to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams. The Falcons fell in Mariota’s final two games as the starting quarterback, taking losses to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders.</p><p>According to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the Marcus Mariota release saved Atlanta $12 million against their salary cap. </p><p>Among other talented additions, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-rashaad-penny-jalen-hurts-philadelphia" rel="noopener">the Eagles signed</a> running back Rashaad Penny, who was asked what quarterback Jalen Hurts’ message was to him following his deal with Philadelphia.</p><p>“He’s ready to win the Super Bowl. I’m on it with him. I’m with him and I know the whole team is with him too,” Penny said. “I’m excited for this opportunity.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles fans troll Chip Kelly for wild NFL Draft plan after Marcus Mariota signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/eagles-news-philly-pounces-on-marcus-mariota-as-jalen-hurts-backup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles pounce on Marcus Mariota as Jalen Hurts’ backup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Marcus-Mariota-Jalen-Hurts-Eagles-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Eagles pounce on Marcus Mariota as Jalen Hurts’ backup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-16T23:24:59-07:00">March 16th, 11:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-16T23:24:59-07:00">March 16th, 11:24pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles came close to reaching the NFL mountaintop this past season; they ended up losing by just three to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Thus, there is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-nfl-free-agents-roster" rel="noopener">a lot of work</a> for the Eagles front office to do to steer the team over the hump. They may not need to pull off major moves, given the presence of quarterback Jalen Hurts on the roster, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-players-2023-nfl-free-agency" rel="noopener">improvement on the margins</a> will be critical to their chances of avenging their Super Bowl LVII defeat.</p><p>On Thursday, that’s exactly what the Eagles did — add crucial depth. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Eagles have <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1636594667495071745" rel="noopener">agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal</a> (that could rise to $8 million due to incentives) with quarterback Marcus Mariota in free agency. As expected, Mariota will serve as Hurts’ primary backup for the 2023 campaign.</p><p>Last season, the Eagles had Gardner Minshew act as Jalen Hurts’ understudy. In fact, Minshew <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/eagles-news-jalen-hurts-gardner-minshew-get-major-status-update-for-week-16-vs-cowboys" rel="noopener">made two crucial starts</a> last year for the Eagles with Hurts on the mend due to injury. However, the Eagles saw it fit to improve upon their former backup, especially after Minshew ended up losing both of his starts at a critical juncture of the season.</p><p>With Minshew on his way to the Indianapolis Colts after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-shane-steichen-gardner-minshew-contract" rel="noopener">signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal</a> with them earlier today, the Eagles wasted no time filling their depth chart with Marcus Mariota, someone who once was one of the most promising quarterbacks in the NFL.</p><p>During the 2022 season, Mariota started 13 games for the Atlanta Falcons, going 5-8 in those games. Mariota’s Falcons stint came to an unceremonious end in December after head coach Arthur Smith <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-make-massive-marcus-mariota-desmond-ridder-decision" rel="noopener">decided to roll with</a> Desmond Ridder as his new starting QB. The 29-year old quarterback then <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-marcus-mariotas-immediate-reaction-after-getting-benched-for-desmond-ridder" rel="noopener">decided to step away from the team</a> to end the campaign.</p><p>Despite being a starter for the majority of his career, the second overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft has some experience backing up a more accomplished quarterback. Back in the 2020 and 2021 seasons, the new Eagles QB2 filled the same role with the Las Vegas Raiders, playing in 11 total games off the bench behind Derek Carr.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles pounce on Marcus Mariota as Jalen Hurts’ backup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dolphins-gm-chris-grier-gets-real-on-possibility-of-signing-carson-wentz-or-marcus-mariota-for-backup-role');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dolphins GM Chris Grier gets real on possibility of signing Carson Wentz or Marcus Mariota for backup role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dolphins-news-gm-chris-grier-gets-real-on-possibility-of-signing-carson-wentz-or-marcus-mariota.jpg"></figure><h1>Dolphins GM Chris Grier gets real on possibility of signing Carson Wentz or Marcus Mariota for backup role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-02T12:26:53-08:00">March 2nd, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-02T17:50:13-08:00">March 2nd, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier will have a pair of dilemmas to address in the coming weeks regarding the quarterback position. The Dolphins will soon have to make a final call on Tua Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option, and they may have to scour the free agent market for a new backup quarterback.</p><p>Teddy Bridgewater served as Tagovailoa’s backup in the 2022 season, but he is set to hit free agency later this month. As with Tagovailoa, Bridgewater also dealt with an injury-plagued season; his campaign was ultimately cut short in Week 17 when he suffered a finger injury against the New England Patriots.</p><p>Multiple veteran quarterbacks will be available during this month’s free agency period, including Carson Wentz and Marcus Mariota. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/carson-wentz-2023-nfl-free-agency-commanders-release" rel="noopener">Washington Commanders</a> parted ways with Wentz on Monday, while the Atlanta Falcons elected to release Mariota on Tuesday.</p><p>When asked during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCylxCw8OwU" rel="noopener">press conference</a> at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine whether he would consider signing either of these two passers, Grier noted that “every player is on the table” regarding this matter.</p><p>“Yeah, we’ve had some preliminary talks, Mike (McDaniel) and I, just about the guy to come in and to be the right guy to fit for this offense and what we’re doing,” Grier said. “So yeah, every player is on the table. We’ll talk about every one of them. We’ve talked about a couple of them already. But we’ll keep turning it over and try and find the right guy to come in.</p><p>“And the good thing is, I think a lot of people want to come in. They see the excitement of the offense and what Mike’s done. I know the Heisman winner made some noise with his tweet about wanting to play for Miami, which is always pretty cool because they see what Mike has done, and his coaching staff has done offensively for us.”</p><p>Wentz and Mariota each were benched by their now-former teams during the second half of the 2022 campaign. Wentz has primarily featured as a starting quarterback in the NFL, while Mariota has experience as a backup quarterback from his two-season run with the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dolphins GM Chris Grier gets real on possibility of signing Carson Wentz or Marcus Mariota for backup role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/marcus-mariota-2023-nfl-free-agency-falcons');   ga('set', 'title', '3 best landing spots for Marcus Mariota in 2023 NFL free agency, ranked');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3-best-landing-spots-for-Marcus-Mariota-in-2023-NFL-free-agency-ranked.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best landing spots for Marcus Mariota in 2023 NFL free agency, ranked</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-01T14:06:39-08:00">March 1st, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-01T14:41:52-08:00">March 1st, 2:41pm</time><address><a>Reese Nasser</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following his release from the Atlanta Falcons, quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-news-atlantas-final-marcus-mariota-decision-saves-12-million-against-salary-cap" rel="noopener">Marcus Mariota</a> is one of many veteran quarterbacks now set to be on the free-agent market.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-free-agency-players-ranking-2023-offseason" rel="noopener">NFL Free Agency</a> set to kick off in the near future, Mariota could soon find a new home. The former Heisman winner and second overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft still looks to have a home in the NFL.</p><p>While the 2022 campaign did not go as well for Mariota as he had hoped, he still did more than enough to show that he still belongs. Prior to having his season end early due to injury, he appeared in 13 games for the Falcons. While posting a 5-8 starting record, he threw for 2,219 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. On the ground, he added 438 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns on 85 total carries.</p><p>Near the end of the season, the Falcons chose to make the switch to rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder. Following this move, Mariota was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.</p><p>Since being drafted in 2015, Mariota has spent time as both a starter and as a backup. In total, he has taken the field in 87 total games, with 74 of them being starts. During his career, Mariota has thrown for 15,656 passing yards, 92 touchdowns, and 54 interceptions. On the ground, he has added 2,012 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. In addition, he has a starting record of 34-40.</p><p>Now a free agent once again, Mariota could have his pick of where he goes next. Based on his recent play, he fits the mold that most teams are looking for at the quarterback position. While he will likely step into a backup role, he could very well be one of the most sought quarterbacks in this year’s group.</p><p>Here are three of the best landing spots for Marcus Mariota in 2023 NFL Free Agency</p><h2>3. Chicago Bears</h2><p>Over the first two seasons of his NFL career, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has looked to be one of the most explosive quarterbacks in the entire league. Between his ability to push the ball down the field, and his ability to make plays on the ground with ease, he has all the tools to take over the NFL.</p><p>The Bears offense is built around Fields. His ability to make plays with his legs is the driving force of the unit. This was made clear last season as he threw for 2,242 passing yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 1,143 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns.</p><p>Adding Mariota to the Bears quarterback room could be key for the development of Fields. With his playstyle, Mariota could help Fields take his game to the next level. He could also be the perfect backup for this offense.</p><p>If Mariota is willing to lock himself into a backup role, the Bears could be an ideal landing spot.</p><h2>2. Philadelphia Eagles</h2><p>Much like the Bears, the Philadephia Eagles have built their offense around a quarterback who is strong through the air, while also being elite on the ground.</p><p>In his third NFL season, Jalen Hurts took strides in all the right directions. While leading the Eagles to a trip to the Super Bowl, he was elite with the ball in his hands. Through the air, he recorded 3,701 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and just six interceptions. On the ground, he added 760 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns.</p><p>With Gardner Minshew not set to hit free agency, the Eagles will be in search of a new backup. Bringing in a proven veteran such as Marcus Mariota could be what makes the most sense for them.</p><p>While Mariota isn’t as explosive as Hurts, he could still step into the Eagles offense and make plays if needed. In addition, while Hurts is now an MVP candidate, adding an established veteran to the locker room could be a good move for this offense.</p><h2>1. San Francisco 49ers</h2><p>If Marcus Mariota is looking to join a team that could be in search of a quarterback who takes the field, the San Francisco 49ers could be on his radar.</p><p>With Brock Purdy likely undergoing elbow surgery, and Trey lance the only other quarterback set to be on the roster, the 49ers have already made it clear that they are looking to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/49ers-news-san-francisco-qb-market-trey-lance-brock-purdy-injury-concerns" rel="noopener">add to the position</a>. With both Purdy and Lance still being early in their careers, a quarterback such as Marcus Mariota could be the ideal candidate.</p><p>If needed, Marcus Mariota could start for this high-powered 49ers offense. He could also serve as a mentor for both Lance and Purdy.</p><p>Mariota could still perform at this level. A team loaded with talent such as the 49ers could allow for him to still show that.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best landing spots for Marcus Mariota in 2023 NFL free agency, ranked

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He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Falcons are officially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/falcons-player-roster-cut-2023-offseason" rel="noopener">done with quarterback Marcus Mariota</a>. The Falcons made the announcement of their release of the veteran signal-caller Tuesday, a move that, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1630583374656991234" rel="noopener">saves the franchise</a> a ton of salary cap money.</p><p>“Falcons released QB Marcus Mariota. The move saved them $12 million agains their salary cap,” Schefter reports.</p><p>Marcus Mariota arrived in Atlanta in March of last year after inking a two-year deal worth $18.75 million. Mariota has a dead money hit of $2.5 million in 2023, giving the Falcons a financial legroom of $65 million in their cap space heading into the NFL’s new calendar year which begins on Mar. 15.</p><p>In what turned out to be his only season in Falcons uniform, Marcus Mariota passed for 2,219 yards and 15 touchdowns against nine interceptions. He went 5-8-0 and completed 61.3 percent of his passes for the Falcons, who averaged 21.5 points per game — 15th overall. Mariota’s real asset as a quarterback, however, is his ability to use his legs to move the chains. He rushed for a career-high 438 yards to go with four touchdowns on 85 carries.</p><p>The Falcons would turn to rookie Desmond Ridder for starting quarterback duties for their last four games of the 2022 campaign, signaling the beginning of the end of Marcus Mariota’s marriage with the team, despite still having one more year left on his contract at that time.</p><p>Although they still have Ridder, the Falcons could still look for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/carson-wentz-2023-nfl-free-agency-commanders-release" rel="noopener">more experienced option</a> in the offseason to fill the void left in the quarterback room by Marcus Mariota.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
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