June 14, 2021   2 MIN READ

If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em… : Birds Ink QB They Toppled In ’20

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Nick Mullens, the former 49ers quarterback who was one of just four quarterbacks the Eagles defeated last year, has agreed to terms with Eagles, the team announced Monday.

The former Southern Miss quarterback has played 19 games, starting 16, and is 5-11 in his career as a backup who signed in 2018 as an undrafted rookie. His experience in a West Coast offense under Kyle Shanahan makes him an ideal fit as a No. 3 quarterback for the Eagles, who last week waived undrafted free agent quarterback Jamie Newman.

Nick Mullens’ experience in a West Coast offense makes him an ideal fit for the Eagles.

With training camp set to begin July 27, the Eagles current have expected starting quarterback Jalen Hurts followed by backup Joe Flacco and third-stringer Mullens, who went 2-6 last year starting in place of an injured Jimmy Garropolo.

Adam Caplan of Inside The Birds was first to report last week that Mullens was among a select few quarterbacks the Eagles were interested in signing, along with former Rams quarterback Sean Mannion.

Mullens spent his rookie year and the start of his 2019 on the 49ers’ practice squad until Garropolo’s ACL injury in 2019 prompted the 49ers to sign Mullens to the 53-man roster.

Mullens is coming off an elbow injury from December that was initially thought to require Tommy John surgery but, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, turned out to be less extreme but still needed surgery to repair.

The Eagles could add another arm before the start of training camp as teams typically take three or four quarterbacks into training camp.

– Geoff Mosher (@geoffmoshernfl) is co-host of the “Inside the Birds” podcast and staff writer for InsideTheBirds.com.

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Geoff Mosher is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the Eagles, the NFL and other college and pro sports across several different multimedia platforms. He is co-host of the acclaimed Inside the Birds podcast, the leading podcast for intel on the Philadelphia Eagles, and co-host on 97.3 ESPN's drive-time show. He has also hosted on Philadelphia's sports-talk station, 94.1 WIP and 97.5 The Fanatic. Geoff was the lead Eagles Insider from 2012-2015 for NBC Sports Philadelphia, where he wrote for the website and appeared daily on the station's TV shows, including Quick Slants, Philly Sports Talk, Eagles Pregame/Postgame Live and Eagles Extra. Prior to joining NBC Sports, Geoff worked the Eagles beat from 2005-2012 for the Wilmington News Journal, where he broke several major news stories and also won an Associated Press Sports Editors award under the category of Breaking News for his coverage of the sudden death of Phillies play by play broadcaster Harry Kalas. Geoff has appeared on ESPN's SportsCenter, NFL Network, NBC Sports Network, FOX29, 6ABC and has conducted interviews for Sirius/XM NFL radio and countless other radio stations across the country.

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