McKee is currently the healthiest quarterback in the Eagles organization after starter Jalen Hurts (concussion) and top backup Kenny Pickett (ribs) suffered injuries in Sunday's 36-33 loss to the Commanders. "Tanner has done a good job in scout team and developmental periods, and so, again, Tanner gives us a lot of confidence," head coach Nick Sirianni said during his press conference Monday, when asked about his comfort with McKee in the event he's needed to play Week 17 against the Cowboys. A 2023 sixth-round pick, McKee is in his second season in the Philadelphia organization but is still waiting to make his NFL debut. He's been inactive all season as the Eagles' emergency No. 3 quarterback, but he could have an opportunity to move up one or two rungs on the depth chart for Sunday's game against Dallas, pending the statuses of Hurts and Pickett. Per Zach Berman of The Athletic, Sirianni confirmed Monday that Hurts remains in the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, while the team didn't have an update on Pickett, who underwent an X-ray on his ribs after taking a hard hit in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's contest. McKee last saw competition action in the preseason, when he completed 34 of 56 pass attempts (60.7 percent) for 294 yards (5.3 YPA), zero touchdowns and one interception while carrying seven times for three yards over three games.
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McKee is currently the healthiest quarterback in the Eagles organization after starter Jalen Hurts (concussion) and top backup Kenny Pickett (ribs) suffered injuries in Sunday's 36-33 loss to the Commanders. "Tanner has done a good job in scout team and developmental periods, and so, again, Tanner gives us a lot of confidence," head coach Nick Sirianni said during his press conference Monday, when asked about his comfort with McKee in the event he's needed to play Week 17 against the Cowboys. A 2023 sixth-round pick, McKee is in his second season in the Philadelphia organization but is still waiting to make his NFL debut. He's been inactive all season as the Eagles' emergency No. 3 quarterback, but he could have an opportunity to move up one or two rungs on the depth chart for Sunday's game against Dallas, pending the statuses of Hurts and Pickett. Per Zach Berman of The Athletic, Sirianni confirmed Monday that Hurts remains in the NFL's five-step concussion protocol, while the team didn't have an update on Pickett, who underwent an X-ray on his ribs after taking a hard hit in the fourth quarter of this past Sunday's contest. McKee last saw competition action in the preseason, when he completed 34 of 56 pass attempts (60.7 percent) for 294 yards (5.3 YPA), zero touchdowns and one interception while carrying seven times for three yards over three games.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Commanders. McKee will be the Eagles' third-string emergency quarterback for Sunday's NFC East clash. McKee will only see the field if starter Jalen Hurts and backup Kenny Pickett are both taken out of the game due to injury, illness or ejection.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Steelers. The quarterback can only enter the contest if starter Jalen Hurts and backup Kenny Pickett get hurt, sick or ejected. McKee has yet to appear in a game this season.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 14 game against Carolina and will be the Eagles' emergency third quarterback. This is a familiar gameday role for McKee, who has typically been inactive and deemed Philadelphia's emergency third quarterback this season. In order for him to be eligible to play Sunday, both Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett would need to become unable to play due to injury, illness or ejection.
McKee (coach's decision) is listed as inactive Sunday in Baltimore, but he's available as the Eagles' emergency third quarterback. As has been the case all season, McKee will only see game action if both Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett depart due to injuries. The 2023 sixth-round pick has yet to throw a pass in a regular-season NFL contest.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Rams. McKee will once again serve as the Eagles' emergency quarterback, which means he would only play Sunday if Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett were both taken out of the game due to injury.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Thursday night's game against Washington. McKee will serve as the Eagles' emergency third-string quarterback Thursday, meaning he can only play if Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett were both to be knocked out of the game due to injury. McKee has yet to play a regular-season snap since being selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants but is designated as the Eagles' emergency quarterback. McKee will only see the field Sunday if starter Jalen Hurts and backup Kenny Pickett both suffer injuries that prevent them from playing.
McKee (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Buccaneers but designated as the emergency quarterback. McKee will continue to fill his customary No. 3 emergency quarterback role and can only enter the game if both Jalen Hurts and Kenny Pickett are either ejected or injured and unable to return to the contest.