Chase Daniel’s contract is hefty but could be worthwhile with Sam Bradford as your starting QB

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PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles’ signing of free-agent quarterback Chase Daniel was the team’s least-discussed move of the 2016 offseason.

That’s easy to understand. The Eagles also signed 2015 starter Sam Bradford to a new two-year deal and then executed three trades to move up and draft Carson Wentz with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft. Those moves, which led to Bradford’s two-week absence from voluntary workouts, generated plenty of interest.

But Daniel? Not so much. This week, though, Pro Football Focus included the Daniel signing on its list of the NFL’s 10 worst offseason moves. Analyst Sam Monson had the Daniel signing at No. 9 on his list.

Chase Daniel is the middleman in the Eagles’ QB room, and the belief is his knowledge of Doug Pederson’s offense will be key for both Sam Bradford and rookie Carson Wentz. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

“The quarterback market is a wildly overinflated place,” Monson wrote, “but even in that context, the money the Eagles handed Chase Daniel is vaguely absurd. Daniel now has the 24th-highest contract among quarterbacks in terms of average per-season money, and the 26th-highest total contract value at the position. He has a contract worth more than several starters, and he is a No. 3 quarterback on this Eagles’ roster.”

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