<!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', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-sam-howell-back-up-jalen-hurts-cowboys-tanner-mckee-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles QB Sam Howell will back up Jalen Hurts vs. Cowboys due to Tanner McKee injury');   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/2025/09/Sam-Howell.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Eagles QB Sam Howell will back up Jalen Hurts vs. Cowboys due to Tanner McKee injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-04T16:35:22-07:00">September 4th, 4:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-04T16:35:22-07:00">September 4th, 4:35pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-news-micah-parsons-mom-at-eagles-clash-wearing-cowboys-gear">Philadelphia Eagles are set to take on</a> the Dallas Cowboys in the Week 1 opener on “Thursday Night Football.” It appears the Philly starters are healthy and ready to go. However, the same can’t be said about some of the backups. Leading up to kick off, the team announced which players are inactive for the first game of the season.</p><p>Backup quarterback Tanner McKee was listed as <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1963736465596154152" rel="noopener">one of the inactive players</a> due to dealing with a thumb injury. Seven total players, including McKee, are on the inactive list to begin the Eagles’ season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Eagles inactives tonight: <a href="https://t.co/BGgGqxVAYT">pic.twitter.com/BGgGqxVAYT</a></p><p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1963736465596154152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With McKee ruled out, Sam Howell will step in as Jalen Hurts’ immediate backup. The Eagles traded a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Minnesota Vikings for Howell in late August. It was a move that improved the depth of the quarterback position. But ideally, the only time we see Howell hit the field is if Philadelphia is up big in games.</p><p>Howell, who is 24 years old, is entering the fourth season of his career. He’s been a backup for most of his career, but did play a starting role for the Washington Commanders in the 2023-24 season.</p><p>The former fifth-round pick has played in 20 games in his career, starting in 18 of them. So far throughout his career, Sam Howell has accumulated 4,139 passing yards and 22 touchdowns while owning a 62.6% completion percentage. Turnovers have been an issue for him, though, as Howell has thrown 23 interceptions in his first three years in the league.</p><p>Thursday’s contest will be Howell’s career debut <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/philadelphia-phillies/phillies-news-bryce-harper-supports-eagles-with-awesome-cleats">with the Eagles</a>. Jalen Hurts is starting the game and should remain in that position after emerging as the club’s franchise quarterback. As for Tanner McKee, there is a chance he reclaimed the backup role once his thumb injury heals. Until then, Howell will likely be the backup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles QB Sam Howell will back up Jalen Hurts vs. Cowboys due to Tanner McKee injury

<!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', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-balance-led-howie-roseman-trade-sam-howell-cut-kyle-mccord');   ga('set', 'title', 'The ‘balance’ that led Eagles GM Howie Roseman to trade for Sam Howell, cut Kyle McCord');   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/2025/08/Roseman-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>The ‘balance’ that led Eagles GM Howie Roseman to trade for Sam Howell, cut Kyle McCord</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-26T14:34:24-07:00">August 26th, 2:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-26T14:34:24-07:00">August 26th, 2:34pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated 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>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-lands-sam-howell-vikings-trade-qb-injury"> Philadelphia Eagles recently made</a> a series of moves by trading for former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Howell and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-release-qb-kyle-mccord">releasing quarterback Kyle McCord</a>. The moves were made in an effort to shore up the depth chart behind quarterback Jalen Hurts, who won the Super Bowl MVP last season in guiding the Eagles to the championship.</p><p>Recently, Eagles general manager Howie Roseman broke down what <a href="https://x.com/ashlynrsullivan/status/1960441815041237325" rel="noopener">went into the decision</a> to trade for Howell and release McCord.</p><p>“We’re trying to balance the development of our young players while trying to defend our title,” said Roseman, per Ashlyn Sullivan of NBC Sports Philadelphia on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Roseman also described Howell as being a player “who has always been on our radar,” per Sullivan.</p><p>Some wondered if a recent injury to fellow Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee may have played a role in Philadelphia’s decision to trade for Howell. However, Roseman confirmed that this was not the case.</p><p>“Howie Roseman says the Eagles would have traded for Sam Howell even without the injury to Tanner McKee’s thumb,” reported Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia on X.</p><h2><b>A big decision for the Eagles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Eagles-quarterback-Jalen-Hurts-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>As Roseman mentioned, the only time fans of the Philadelphia Eagles will hope to see Sam Howell out on the field this year is when the team is blowing out an opponent by so many points that Hurts’ services are no longer needed, or once the team has locked up their playoff seeding and can rest their starting lineup.</p><p>Still, it’s an underrated luxury in the NFL to have a serviceable backup quarterback who can make things happen and run the offense in case something were to happen to Hurts.</p><p>Howie Roseman and company got a good look at Sam Howell when he was the starting quarterback for the NFC East rival Washington Commanders two years ago, proving himself to be a quarterback who could make things happen, even as he struggled with some major interception problems.</p><p>In any case, the Eagles are slated to begin their Super Bowl title defense with a home game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 4 in prime time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The ‘balance’ that led Eagles GM Howie Roseman to trade for Sam Howell, cut Kyle McCord

<!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', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-waives-young-quarterback-sam-howell-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles waive young quarterback after Sam Howell trade');   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/2025/08/Doug-Pederson-and-Jalen-Hurt.jpg"><figcaption>Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Eagles waive young quarterback after Sam Howell trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-24T15:11:10-07:00">August 24th, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-24T15:16:14-07:00">August 24th, 3:16pm</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Eagles made yet <a href="https://x.com/Eagles/status/1959711088007610444" rel="noopener">another quarterback move</a> on Sunday, parting ways with Dorian Thompson-Robinson only hours after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-lands-sam-howell-vikings-trade-qb-injury">landing Sam Howell in a trade with the Minnesota Vikings</a>. The timing isn’t surprising, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-1-last-minute-trade-must-make-before-week-1-2025-nfl-season">with the team needing to finalize its 53-man roster</a> before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline ahead of the 2025 season.</p><p>The Eagles acquired 25-year-old Thompson-Robinson in March from the Cleveland Browns as part of the Kenny Pickett trade. A fifth-round pick out of UCLA in 2023, he played 15 games with five starts for the Cleveland Browns over two seasons, completing 52.6% of his passes for 880 yards with one touchdown and 10 interceptions. He also added 187 rushing yards on 35 attempts, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.</p><p>Although Thompson-Robinson began training camp slotted in as the third-stringer, he never quite showed enough to climb the depth chart. In two preseason appearances, he completed 10 of 16 passes for 73 yards with one interception, posting a 47.1 passer rating. When he didn’t even dress for Friday’s preseason finale against the New York Jets, with rookie Kyle McCord getting all the snaps, it became clear the coaching staff had moved on. McCord, a sixth-round pick, finished 15-of-35 for 136 yards with one interception in that game.</p><p>Bringing in Howell made it clear the Eagles weren’t sold on either Thompson-Robinson or McCord. Howell, acquired alongside a sixth-round pick in exchange for a fifth-round selection, provides additional depth with backup Tanner McKee nursing a fractured thumb. McKee will spend some time on the sidelines with his injury, but the team doesn’t plan to put him on injured reserve.</p><p>The Eagles now have Jalen Hurts entrenched as the starter, with Howell backing him up once he passes his physical. McKee will rejoin the competition when he’s healthy, while the team views McCord as a practice squad option if he makes it through waivers.</p><p>Thompson-Robinson’s time in Philadelphia ended quickly and without much to show for it. Back at UCLA, he looked like a true dual-threat star, where he accounted for 10,710 passing yards, 88 touchdowns, 36 interceptions, and 1,826 rushing yards with 28 rushing scores. But so far, that college success just hasn’t carried over to the NFL. His preseason performance and demotion below McCord ultimately sealed his fate.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles waive young quarterback after Sam Howell trade

<!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', '/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-waives-qb-sam-howell-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eagles waive QB after Sam Howell trade');   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/2025/08/Howell-and-Hurts.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Eagles waive QB after Sam Howell trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-24T14:30:57-07:00">August 24th, 2:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-24T14:30:57-07:00">August 24th, 2:30pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated 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>On Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles made a big roster move by trading for former NFC East divisional rival <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/nfl-stories/sam-howell-trade-grades-eagles-vikings">quarterback Sam Howell</a> from the Minnesota Vikings. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-lands-sam-howell-vikings-trade-qb-injury">Eagles sent back</a> draft compensation in return for the veteran Howell, who will provide some stability off the bench in case Jalen Hurts misses any time this year.</p><p>As a result of this move, the Eagles also made<a href="https://x.com/Eagles/status/1959711088007610444" rel="noopener"> a corresponding roster decision</a> in their quarterback room.</p><p>“We have waived QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson,” the Eagles announced on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>The Eagles acquired Thompson-Robinson earlier this offseason in exchange for quarterback Kenny Pickett, who is currently trying to win the backup job for the Cleveland Browns.</p><p>Thompson-Robinson spent the first two years of his career with the Browns after being selected by them in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.</p><p>Philadelphia now has made it clear that Howell will be their primary backup quarterback heading into the new season.</p><p>Of course, Eagles fans are hoping that the only times they will see Howell this year are when the team is up by so many points that it makes sense to take Hurts out of the game, or when Philadelphia is resting its starters with playoff positioning locked up.</p><p>Still, having a strong backup quarterback is an underrated luxury in the NFL, and the Eagles figure to have one of the league’s better players in that position in Howell, who competed with Philadelphia on multiple occasions when he was the starting quarterback for the divisional rival Washington Commanders.</p><p>The Eagles have now mostly solidified their roster heading into the 2025 season, in which they will look to defend their Super Bowl crown from a year ago.</p><p>Philadelphia will begin that quest with a home game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 4 in prime time to kick off the NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eagles waive QB after Sam Howell trade

<!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', '/nfl/nfl-stories/sam-howell-trade-grades-eagles-vikings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sam Howell trade grades for Eagles, Vikings');   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/2025/08/Sam-Howell_c56932.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Sam Howell trade grades for Eagles, Vikings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-24T11:58:15-07:00">August 24th, 11:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-24T11:58:15-07:00">August 24th, 11:58am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The two most active teams in the NFL on the trade market during this preseason have been the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles, and now the two have made a deal with each other. On Sunday morning, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-lands-sam-howell-vikings-trade-qb-injury">Vikings sent backup quarterback Sam Howell to the Eagles</a> for a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and a seventh-rounder in 2027.</p><p>The Vikings have continued to accumulate draft capital in recent weeks. They also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/new-york-jets/jets-news-acquire-another-defensive-lineman-in-trade-with-vikings">traded defensive tackle Harrison Phillips to the New York Jets</a>, swapping the veteran and a seventh-rounder for a pair of sixth-rounders in the process.</p><p>The Eagles have taken the opposite approach, stockpiling intriguing depth players at multiple positions as they fill out their roster for the season. Philadelphia had already made moves to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-philadelphia-john-metchie-iii-texans-trade">acquire wide receiver John Metchie III from the Houston Texans</a> and cornerback Jakorian Bennett from the Las Vegas Raiders, and now they have added Howell to the mix as well.</p><p>So, how did these two very active front offices fare in this trade? Let’s dive into the deal on both sides.</p><h2><b>Vikings keep stacking picks for future deals</b></h2><p>This feels like the move before the move for the Vikings. Minnesota has been targeting wide receiver help, and adding these two draft picks should help it make a move for another pass-catcher before the regular season gets underway. Carolina Panthers wideout and longtime Viking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/vikings-perfect-adam-thielen-trade-proposal-panthers">Adam Thielen is a name that has been mentioned</a> a lot alongside a potential trade.</p><p>Howell had clearly lost the battle for the backup quarterback job behind JJ McCarthy this preseason, as undrafted rookie Max Brosmer looks likely to head into the season as QB2 in Minnesota. Brosmer played some of the best football of any quarterback during the preseason, and that certainly played a big role in the decision to trade Howell.</p><p>The Vikings also replaced Howell shortly after making the deal when they signed veteran passer Carson Wentz, who should come in and serve as the No. 3 guy behind McCarthy and Brosmer. Whether the Vikings keep Wentz and Brosmer remains to be seen, but they clearly like what both of them bring to the table.</p><p>Normally, the North Carolina product would be a cut candidate, but the Vikings did a great job to get a couple of picks back for a guy who didn’t put much good film out there last season with the Seattle Seahawks. Getting a fifth-rounder is a steal for a guy who wasn’t going to play anyway, and now it’s time to find out whether Minnesota can flip that for a contributor at a different position.</p><p><b>Grade: A</b></p><h2><b>Eagles continue to take flyers on talented prospects without a home</b></h2><p>Howie Roseman has become known for taking chances on talent in the NFL Draft, and he is doing it on the trade market with this move as well.</p><p>Howell has a big arm and is an athletic guy who is hard to get on the ground, making him an asset in the running game as well as through the air. He can make just about any throw on the field and, with the right coaching, has shown bits and pieces of the skills needed to be an NFL starter.</p><p>However, there is still a lot to clean up. Nobody takes more sacks than Howell, who was dragged down a league-high 65 times in his second season in 2023 with the Washington Commanders. His confidence in his arm talent also gets him into trouble at times, as he is prone to putting the ball in harm’s way. During that 2023 campaign, Howell threw an NFL-leading 21 interceptions.</p><p>While the Eagles may think that they can fix Howell and turn him into a quality starter, it’s unclear where the reps he needs to do that are going to come from. Jalen Hurts is firmly cemented as the starter in Philly, and the Eagles also love backup Tanner McKee.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/eagles-news-nick-sirianni-provides-key-tanner-mckee-update-week-1">McKee played great in the Eagles’ first preseason game</a> before going down with a finger injury. However, it is not considered to be serious and he is expected to avoid a stint on injured reserve, so he should be ready to go as the backup in Philly in no time.</p><p>Because of that, Howell appears to be the third string QB at best for Nick Sirianni and company. Giving up a fifth-rounder to acquire a third string quarterback, even if he is extremely talented, seems like a reach. While the Eagles don’t need draft capital with their loaded roster at the moment, this one is a bit of a head-scratcher despite the talent of Howell.</p><p><b>Grade: C-</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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