With questions at quarterback, the Eagles bring back a familiar face. Originally published NBC Sports Philadelphia
With Jaylen Hurts in the concussion protocol and Kenny Pickett dealing with rib injuries, the Eagles re-signed quarterback Ian Buck on Thursday.
The Eagles signed Hurts, Pickett and Tanner McKee as emergency QBs to their practice squad.
Book, a fourth-round pick of the Saints in 2021, was claimed off waivers by the Eagles on August 31, 2022, and spent the entire 2022 season on the active roster. He drafted twice but never appeared in a game.
They released him at the end of the 2023 training camp after being defeated by Mikey.
Buck, 26, went on to spend time on the Patriots’ practice squad and was with the Chiefs in training camp last summer.
Book’s only NFL regular season playing time came in 2021 with the Saints. In a late-season start against the Dolphins, he went 12-for-20 for 135 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.
Buck 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 Siriani said Thursday. “We had a chance to get him after he played a little bit in New Orleans. We really enjoyed our time with him while he was here and had some high hopes for him.
“Obviously, we didn’t keep him around but it was (because) other guys were stepping up and 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 knows a lot of things from some people (he can).
NFL rules allow practice squad quarterbacks to serve as the third quarterback if they are one of two game-day highs but not as an emergency third quarterback.
The Eagles also released tight end Leo 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 out of the 49ers in 2022. Neither has ever played with the Eagles, although Castro Fields played in two games with the Panthers that year.
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