What does the signing of Joe Callahan mean for the Eagles?

The Philadelphia Eagles have officially signed backup quarterback Joe Callahan.

NFL teams have officially begun to kick off the offseason with OTA’s. With training camp only a few months away, rosters are beginning to load up with many forgotten free agents. The Philadelphia Eagles had made some key signings when free agency opened up back in March. But after a week or two, the Eagles seemed finished with acquiring veteran free agents. Knowing Howie Roseman, though, the Eagles would eventually get back into the action to load up the roster before camp.

The most recent signing the Eagles have made seemed to confuse some fans though. Last week, multiple sources announced the Eagles planned to sign former Green Bay Packers quarterback Joe Callahan. Assuming it would be nothing more than a camp deal, the Eagles actually brought Callahan into Philly on a two-year contract.

The signing became official on Monday afternoon when ESPN insider Adam Schefter dropped the word on Twitter. While the signing was no shock to anybody, the duration of the deal is what seems to be a bit confusing. Typically, a camp deal would be nothing more than a single year, but it looks like the Eagles plan to have the 24-year-old quarterback on board past 2018. So what does this signing mean for Philadelphia’s QB room?

The Eagles Announcement:

What does this mean?

Obviously, Callahan isn’t coming to Philadelphia to take anybody’s starting job. As of right now, Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles will remain QB1 until Carson Wentz gets the green light to return from his injury. But what happens after Wentz returns? We all know the Eagles aren’t too fond of having more than two quarterbacks on the active roster at once. The only reason Nate Sudfeld joined the active roster with a healthy Wentz last season was because teams were attempting to sign him.

Sudfeld was highly praised by the Eagles staff on many occasions last season. Although he hasn’t played more than a half of football in an Eagles uniform, he has seemed to impress his coaches during practice. But as we all know, almost nobodies spot on the roster is safe.

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The Callahan signing could realistically mean one or two things. Either Sudfeld’s job is on the line, or Nick Foles may potentially draw some realistic trade partners in the preseason. Preseason means contact, and contact sometimes causes injuries and teams to get desperate. We’ve seen it before with Sam Bradford, and we shouldn’t be surprised if Foles draws the same amount of attention.

Realistically, the Eagles could possibly trade Foles before the regular season, and they are ensuring that they have two other guys on board to backup Wentz. There is no guarantee that this happens, but it sure seems like the Eagles are playing it safe and thinking ahead by analyzing all of the possibilities.