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Meet Tanner McKee, the Eagles backup expected to start after Jalen Hurts’ blood clot scare

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Gamba-Ellis, T. (2026, October 16). Meet Tanner McKee, the Eagles backup expected to start after Jalen Hurts’ blood clot scare. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/sports/meet-tanner-mckee-eagles-backup-expected-to-start-for-jalen-hurts/

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Tanner McKee, a backup quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles selected in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, is expected to start due to Jalen Hurts' blood clot in his calf. With only six games played across two seasons, McKee has shown promise with 597 passing yards and five touchdowns while completing 61.4 percent of his passes. Prior to joining the Eagles, McKee was a standout at Stanford where he threw for 5,336 yards and 28 touchdowns over three seasons.

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Tanner McKee, the Eagles' backup quarterback who joined the team via the 2023 NFL Draft, is expected to start after Jalen Hurts was sidelined with a blood clot in his calf. McKee, 26, has more NFL experience than rookie Cole Payton and served as Hurts' primary backup last season. Despite not having played this season, McKee has appeared in six games over the past two seasons, completing 61.4% of his passes for 597 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. Before joining the NFL, McKee was a standout at Stanford, where he accumulated 5,336 passing yards and 28 touchdowns over three years after returning from a two-year mission in Brazil.

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Backup QB Tanner McKee, selected by Philadelphia in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, will likely start for the Eagles as Hurts is sidelined with a blood clot in his calf. asserted

Hurts → select → calf

Although the Eagles do have another option in rookie Cole Payton, McKee, 26, has more NFL experience and served as Hurts’ primary backup last season. asserted

McKee → have → backup

McKee, who has yet to play a snap this season, has played in six NFL games across the past two seasons, starting each of the Eagles’ Week 18 games. asserted

who → have → games

During his time as a backup, McKee has racked up 597 passing yards and five touchdowns to one interception, completing 61.4 percent of his passes. asserted

McKee → rack → passes

Before being drafted by Philadelphia, McKee was a standout at Stanford, starting two seasons for the Cardinal and accumulating 5,336 passing yards and 28 touchdowns across his three-year college career. asserted

McKee → draft → career

McKee, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, entered college late after serving a two-year mission in Brazil, with a roster spot waiting for him at Stanford. asserted

spot → enter → Stanford

Upon joining the Cardinal, McKee thanked his strict regimen on the mission as to why he was prepared for college football. “Because we had that weight room in my last area, I think I gained back 10 pounds,” McKee told Deseret News in 2020 after returning from his mission. asserted

McKee → join → mission

We worked out every morning and I was able to get a little bit back in shape. asserted

I → work → shape

“He threw the rugby ball and I threw the football. asserted

I → throw → football

Now, when I throw, my arm doesn’t really get sore. asserted

arm → throw → ?

It’s nice to come back home and work out at full speed. asserted

It → ’ → speed

It’s unclear how long McKee will be the Eagles’ primary signal-caller in Hurts’ absence, with the severity of the three-time Pro Bowler’s injury still not clear. uncertain

severity → ’ → injury

Meet Tanner McKee, the Eagles backup expected to start after Jalen Hurts’ blood clot scare

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