The Eagles will go into the 2022 season with Jalen Hurts under center, and perhaps Hurts will prove, in his second full season as the starting quarterback, that he is the club’s long-term answer at the position. But Philadelphia has added two intriguing UDFA passers to the QB room just the same.
Per Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus, the Eagles are not only signing former Nevada quarterback Carson Strong, they are furnishing him with a massive (for a UDFA, anyway) $320K guarantee (Twitter link). GM Howie Roseman doubled down on undrafted signal-callers, signing former Boston College and Brown QB EJ Perry as well.
Strong, who elected to forego his senior season and enter the 2022 draft — possibly motivated by a weak collegiate class of quarterbacks — was not among the draft’s 262 selections. That is despite a tremendous run for the Wolfpack that saw him complete over 70% of his passes in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and earn Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year honors in both years. During that time, he threw for 63 touchdowns against just 12 interceptions, and his combination of arm strength and touch has been praised by scouts.
The concern with Strong is his medical chart. As Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports writes, Strong suffers from osteochondritis dissecans, a knee condition that includes cartilage problems. Strong has had multiple surgeries on the knee, so that will need to be monitored throughout his professional career, and it is expected to limit his mobility in a big way.
Still, from a pure talent perspective, the Eagles will have a great deal to work with as they attempt to develop Strong. The 6-4, 226-pounder is currently projected to compete with Reid Sinnett for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart, but he could be bumped up the pecking order if he shows promise and if Philadelphia elects to trade current QB2 Gardner Minshew. With Hurts’ future still somewhat uncertain, and with Minshew’s contract expiring at the end of the 2022 season, it’s easy to see why Strong elected to sign with the Eagles.
Perry, meanwhile, will likely be fighting for a practice squad spot unless there is a trade or injury. He earned Ivy League Player of the Year acclaim in 2021 after throwing for 3,033 yards and 23 TDs in just 10 games and adding another 402 yards and seven scores on the ground, showcasing his dual-threat capabilities.
When will we get an article about up to date undrafted free agent signing by teams? A lot of signings have occurred already.
We wait until a team formally announces its UDFA class, and then post all of that team’s signings at once, unless there’s an especially notable signing (like Strong to the Eagles).
How dare you follow a logical protocol…
On a site with “rumors” in the title do you really need to wait if the individual signings have been publicized?
Nick Foles is available
Wentz is in Washington.
I dunno, Eagles really needed upgrades at OG, gonna be a long year for Hurts and RBs
They drafted a center in the 2nd round…
A backup center after a backup d-lineman in the first and before the injured LB in the third. Howie has to quit drafting back-ups or guys needing redshirt seasons when the team has so many obvious immediate needs. All of those draft picks and he did not draft one plug and play starter. The deal for a WR was nice, fills an obvious need, and these picks may pan out in 2023 and beyond, but don’t help a team much in 2022.
You never draft for need. Draft BPA. These were all BPA according to their board. No reason to reach on S or CB because they ‘needed’ it. One things for certain, I’ll never doubt the Eagles ability to create an elite level oline.
That would make sense if they didn’t trade up into slots to then take specific players. They could’ve not traded up for a DT and gotten a S that was also the BPA and still had those picks they used to move up to fill actual needs.
Davis will play a lot as a rookie and he used their other first rounder to get a plug and play number one receiver.
He’s a run stuffer that at best plays 2 downs. And I clearly said getting Brown was nice, but that also came at a huge price.
Without knowing all of the hidden details it’s impossible to know if the right decisions were made.
It sounds like he made a bad decision to leave but playing another full season in college at full effort could have easily made the knee worse.
A year of rehab on the knee without playing while also having a professional coaching staff to work with and a free year to learn the system isn’t going to make him a mobile QB or allow him to play, walk or sleep without pain but he has enough skill to earn millions of dollars per year with his arm if he can just get that knee stable enough to play.
i dunno. maybe he lost a decent chunk of change, but he’s nearly 23 already and he gets to start showing what he can do in the pros now. $320 K is hardly anything to sneeze at starting off, and the Eagles may see their QB group change a lot next off-season.
Too bad for Carson Strong? Looks like a decent prospect with the right environment? Philly demands instant God status from the QB position, booing every QB from McNabb to Santa Claus! They haven’t been happy since the Polish Rifle! Going through a rebuild it will be a steep hill for him to climb.