Nagy Disapproved; DiMichele Signed

 

QB Matt Nagy, who was just signed to temporarily replace Kevin Kolb (injured knee), is already back to his old job. No, the Eagles didn't realize that Kolb has the strength to play on Thursday and released Nagy. No, the team didn't trade the former Arena Football League star to another franchise. Instead, Nagy (pictured) has been shoved from Philly's roster because the NFL has disapproved his contract. This is rarely seen in the league, but obviously Nagy (who was spending time at Eagles camp as an apparent coaching intern before he was signed) and his deal were not what the NFL was expecting.

Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News network wrote this in a recent article regarding the subject:

Neither the league nor the team (including Nagy) wanted to explain what
happened. One possible interference is that the NFL does not want teams stashing
extra players, above the roster limit, in "internships", just in case someone
gets hurt. There is no evidence the Eagles did that--this is Nagy's second
summer at Birds camp, so if they were planning a slick move, they sure planned
it well in advance. But you can see how a team might look at the Eagles' signing
of Nagy and think having a few guys like that around wouldn't be a bad move.

Since Nagy made the transition back to his coaching role via the contract failure, the Eagles needed to find another QB to temporarily fill Kolb's backup shoes for at least one preseason game. And they found one in Adam DiMichele, who was with the team in minicamps competing for a reserve roster spot as a QB. If you don't remember much about DiMichele from when he was with the Birds in the spring, here's a quick low-down:

• Played at Temple University from 2006-2008
• Started all three seasons at QB
• Threw for 5,024 yards, 40 TDs
• Was an accomplished high school athelete, earning the "Player of the Year" award while attending Sto-Rox High School
• Signed with the Eagles as a rookie free agent shortly after the Draft
• Released by the Eagles on June 11

It is not known how long DiMichele will spend with the team, but it's almost guaranteed that he'll be playing for the Eagles in tomorrow night's preseason opener.

Picture source: Online image. pennlive.com