The Philadelphia Eagles are being linked to Gardner Minshew II as they try to stabilize a season that has unraveled without Jalen Hurts. With Hurts expected to miss the remainder of the year after multiple blood clots were found in his lungs, the question now is whether the Eagles will turn to a familiar face before the Nov. 10 trade deadline.
That urgency explains why Minshew is back in the conversation. He played with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021 and 2022, and he is on an expiring contract after signing a one-year, $8.25 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals this past offseason. For a team that sat 2-5 and was on a five-game losing streak in the source article, the appeal is obvious: he knows the system, and he is available in a market that is suddenly thin.
Hurts is on blood thinners, and the Eagles have already had to lean on Tanner McKee, who was about to make his third consecutive start against the Washington Commanders. The team entered the season projected to win the NFC East but was sitting third, and that slide has made every quarterback decision feel compressed by the calendar. The Nov. 8 matchup against the New York Giants comes before the deadline, leaving little room for the front office to wait and see.
Still, Minshew is only one possible answer. Jacoby Brissett could also be considered, which means the Eagles are not locked into a reunion even if they are clearly shopping for help. Arizona would have to decide whether to move an expiring contract for the right return, and that price would be shaped less by name recognition than by how desperate the Eagles look before Nov. 10. If Philadelphia makes a move, it will be because the season has already forced its hand.
