Eagles backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld underwent surgery on Friday morning for a broken bone above his left wrist, ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (on Twitter) hears. The QB is expected to be out for six weeks, creative some uncertainty for the Eagles as they head into the season.
In light of Carson Wentz‘s own injury history, the No. 2 QB spot in Philly is an important one. Sudfeld was being counted upon as a quality safety net, but the club will be be forced to turn to the well-traveled Cody Kessler or potentially, undrafted rookie Clayton Thorson, if Sudfeld misses regular season games (then again, after Thorson’s awful performance last night in Sudfeld’s absence, he might not be long for the team.)
After signing his restricted free agent tender in April, Sudfeld is set to earn $3.095MM for the season. A 2016 sixth-round pick of the Redskins, the QB joined the Eagles via waiver claim in 2017. In two seasons with Philadelphia, the 25-year-old (26 in October) has appeared in four games, including playoff contests.
Sudfeld got an extended look during the 2017 regular season finale, completing 19 of his 23 pass attempts for 134 passing yards. Last season, however, he managed only two pass attempts.
Kaepernick
No thanks, he already took his hush money to go away.
Over Kessler and Thorson?
If he played last year I’d say go for it, but he’s missed what? 2 or 3 seasons already? I don’t think he’s ever coming back.
Plus, last I read he still wanted big money, Eagles don’t have a lot of cap space right now to spend on back ups.
Somehow Howie finds a way with the cap, just don’t want to waste the money on that clown.
because what every team needs is a QB who hasn’t played since 2016. Off the field issues asside, he was going the wrong way as far as preformance goes when he was last playing, and hasnt played in the two years since then.
His last year was on a beyond terrible football team under Chip Kelly
16TDs to 4 picks in 11 starts with a 90.7 rating
It’s a shame he hasn’t played because he probably would’ve been better than more than of a few of the QB who had jobs
His last year he lost his starting job when he was sulking on the bench instead of standing for the anthem.
So that’s why you don’t like Kaepernick. Got it
And you’re wrong. He lost the starting job in 2015. Got it back in 2016
You could’ve put anyone on that 49ers team and they probably wouldn’t have faired any better. One of the worst teams in recent memory. Exactly why you haven’t seen Chip Kelly in the NFL since
That’s right it was 2015 when he was pouting on the bench and then somehow it turned into a silent protest for something he never before gave a minute of his time or a dime of his money towards. But a true man of conviction, once the NFL decided it was less hassle to pay him to go away he put aside his “cause” and cashed the check. Goodbye!
And since that time he’s donated to over 30 different organizations, helping in their efforts for awareness and change
Since when is a fifth round draft pick considered undrafted?
Wentz World will be interesting. Sudfeld will be back before Wentz is injured again.