With questions at quarterback, Eagles bring back a familiar face originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
With Jalen Hurts in the concussion protocol and Kenny Pickett dealing with a rib injury, the Eagles re-signed quarterback Ian Book on Thursday.
The Eagles signed Book to their practice squad as an emergency QB behind Hurts, Pickett and Tanner McKee.
Book, the Saints’ 2021 4th round pick, was a waiver claim from the Eagles on August 31, 2022 and spent the entire 2022 season on the active roster. He dressed twice but never appeared in a game.
They released him at the end of 2023 training camp after being dominated by McKee.
Book, 26, then spent time on the Patriots’ practice squad and was with the Chiefs last summer in training camp.
Book’s only regular season playing time in the NFL came in 2021 with the Saints. In a late-season start against the Dolphins, he went 12 of 20 for 135 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
Book went 30-5 in 35 starts at Notre Dame, where he holds the school record for most career wins by a quarterback.
“Obviously a very productive college career,” Nick Sirianni said Thursday. “We had the opportunity to get him after he played a little bit in New Orleans. We really enjoyed our time with him when he was here and had high hopes for him.
“Obviously we didn’t keep him, but that was (because) other guys (had) stepped in and were playing well, but yeah, I really liked him. I like the person and I like the player. He played good football for us in the pre-season (in 2023) and is so familiar with some with a lot of things (he can do).
NFL rules allow practice squad quarterbacks to serve as third quarterbacks if they are one of two game day elevations, but not as third quarterbacks. emergency.
The Eagles also released running back Lew Nichols and cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields from the practice squad. Nichols was a 7th round pick of the Packers in 2023 and Castro-Fields was a 6th round pick of the 49ers in 2022. Neither ever appeared in a game with the Eagles, although Castro- Fields has played in two games this year. with the Panthers.
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