EMERGENCY POD: Eagles trade for QB Sam Howell; Bad news for Tanner McKee or Kyle McCord?

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🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The Eagles have made a trade, acquiring quarterback Sam Howell from the Minnesota Vikings. The move is somewhat expected after an injury to Tanner McKee’s throwing hand but it still raises a ton of questions as final cuts loom. Eliot Shorr-Parks goes over the trade, what it means for McKee, Kyle McCord and the final 53-man roster.

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1:18.9	Just when you thought the Eagles were not going to do anything, it was going to be a quiet weekend.
1:23.0	Well, we have our first trade, and every time it involves a quarterback, it's always an emergency pod
1:28.4	worthy trade. So we are going to get into the Eagles decision to trade for quarterback Sam Hal from
1:34.6	the Minnesota Vikings, a move they made on Sunday, the details of the trade. The Eagles acquire
1:40.7	Hal and a 2026 round pick. And in exchange, they give up a 2026 round pick. So they
1:47.9	essentially swap six round picks and then a 2027 seventh round pick. So really not much in terms
1:55.3	of trade compensation. Basically, they do this because they're 32nd in the waiver wire.
2:01.3	And when you're 30 second in the waiver wire, you have obviously the last shot at getting someone.
2:05.5	So if Sam Howe was going to be cut, they avoid potentially missing out on him and 31 other teams being able to acquire him.
2:12.7	They give up basically just that seventh round pick.
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