The Philadelphia Eagles are always in the business of developing quarterback talent for the purpose of turning a talented signal-caller into compensation.
With Nate Sudfeld a restricted free agent and Josh McCown possibly retiring again, the Eagles could look towards the draft for another quarterback after 2019 fifth-round pick, Clayton Thorson never materialized.
The Birds are in Mobile to take in the Senior Bowl and according to Eric Edholm of Yahoo Sports, Philadelphia has initial conversations with former Michigan star quarterback, Shea Patterson.
Reason Michigan QB Shea Patterson wasn’t at Senior Bowl media day: He had a meeting with the #Eagles, I’m told
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) January 21, 2020
Patterson knows the game and can be versatile since he worked with four different offensive coordinators during his time at Ole Miss and his final two seasons in Ann Arbor.
Patterson went 19-7 in two seasons as a starter for Michigan, and during the 2019 season, he topped 300 yards passing in each of his final three regular-season games as well.
Patterson was named to the All-Big Ten offensive third-team by both the coaches and media, while ending his final collegiate season with 3,061 passing yards and 23 touchdowns, becoming the third quarterback in program history to pass for over 3,000 yards in a season after John Navarre (3,331 yards in 2003) and Jake Rudock (3,017 yards in 2015).