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The Eagles are waiving sixth-round quarterback Kyle McCord, who had an up-and-down training camp and preseason.

The Eagles are waiving sixth-round quarterback Kyle McCord, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia on Monday.

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This move doesn’t come as much of a surprise after the Eagles on Sunday pulled off a trade to acquire Sam Howell from the Minnesota Vikings. They will go into this season with Jalen Hurts, Tanner McKee and Howell in their quarterback room. McKee is dealing with a thumb injury and his status for Week 1 is up in the air.

The news of McCord’s release was first reported by NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

The deadline for the Eagles to trim their roster to 5

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