3 reasons why LA Rams kick tires of QB Nate Sudfeld in free agency

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Reason I – High ceiling talent

Let’s not look demean ourselves by debating the talent of a career backup. Quarterbacks who backed up Tom Brady, such as Jimmy Garoppolo, can lead a team to the Super Bowl when given the opportunity. And Nate Sudfeld has backed up Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and Nick Foles, and Foles won Super Bowl LII. So his presence on the depth chart means nothing.zzzzzzzzz

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Well, let’s back up a moment. With Foles and Sudfeld, the Eagles actually carried three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster rather than demote Sudfeld to the team’s practice squad where other teams could poach him away without compensating the Rams.

Sudfeld is a huge quarterback, even by today’s standards. He stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 227 pounds, Big guy, but can he throw the ball? Well, in a 2017 season finale game against the Dallas Cowboys, he completed 19 out of 23 for 134 yards with backup receivers.

He gets lots of repetitions throughout training camp and in preseason games. Each year, he appears more ready, more polished. Some football experts believe that were he healthy, the Eagles would have defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the 2019 playoff game. But that’s part of the challenge with Sudfeld. Without much NFL Game video, much of the assessment work is faith-based. But there is more to draw upon in making him a free agency target. He has one of the most experienced resumes among NFL backup quarterbacks out there

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