Who is Tanner McKee? Eagles QB gets biggest opportunity yet with Jalen Hurts sidelined
The former Stanford quarterback takes over for Jalen Hurts with Philadelphia trying to end a three-game skid and remain in the NFC East race
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The task of breaking a three-game losing streak and keeping the Philadelphia Eagles afloat in the NFC East falls not on Jalen Hurts in Week 6 but rather on Tanner McKee , a fourth-year backup primed for the biggest opportunity of his NFL career. Hurts is out for the matchup against the Carolina Panthers due to a superficial blood clot , which developed after the Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Rams and moved following last week's trip to London, resulting in his unavailability for Sunday.
While the Eagles do have a third option in rookie Cole Payton , the expectation is that McKee will trot out…
