McNabb looking forward to next step
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McNabb looking forward to next step
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Donovan McNabb won't have to wait until the offseason to part ways with the Minnesota Vikings.
The Vikings have released him. ESPN's Adam Schefter was the first to report the move earlier today.
Why now?
So he can pursue opportunities with teams that have suffered injuries at quarterback.
"I just thought the best move for me at this particular point was to move on and clear my thoughts and clear my head and see what's next," McNabb said during a SportsCenter interview.
The Bears are one team that could be interested. They lost Jay Cutler and went with Caleb Hanie last week. Hanie threw three interceptions in a 25-20 loss to the Raiders. Chicago is 7-4 and very much in position to compete for a wild-card spot in the NFC.
"I think there are a lot of teams out there who are in desperate need of a quarterback at this particular point, who are surrounded by veteran players, and teams that play well together," McNabb said.
When asked to describe the last two years, which have been disastrous in Washington and Minnesota, McNabb used the word "exciting."
"I don't regret anything that's happened throughout my career," he said. "You go through ups and downs no matter what you do, if it's in sports or in life, but I look back on my career and it's been outstanding..."
One other team that was thought to potentially be in the mix was the Texans, although John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports that McNabb is probably not headed there. Houston lost Matt Schaub for the season, and Matt Leinart suffered a season-ending injury last week. The Texans went with rookie T.J. Yates in their win over the Jaguars. They also signed veteran Jake Delhomme last week. Houston has an 8-3 record and holds a two-game lead over the Titans in the AFC South.
Teams interested in McNabb will have to file a waiver claim by 4 p.m. Friday. If no team claims him, McNabb would become a free agent and could sign anywhere.
The Vikings went 1-5 with McNabb at the helm, before he was benched for rookie Christian Ponder. McNabb had a QB rating of 82.9, throwing four touchdowns and two interceptions, while completing 60.3 percent of his passes. At the time of McNabb's benching, a report surfaced from Michael Lombardi of NFL Network, which questioned his McNabb's work ethic.
During the SportsCenter interview, McNabb said he can bring experience and athletic ability to a team. He also said he's "a guy who is not a locker room cancer" and added that he works hard.
McNabb threw 14 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in one season with the Redskins in 2010. He turned 35 years old last week.
If you're looking for Eagles-related content, earlier Thursday, I posted on the complicated case and uncertain future of DeSean Jackson.
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McNabb was an above avg QB that could have benefited from better coaching, better game plans and more of a running game. Again Reid is to blame. Andy atleast had a plan when he got here...now he just seems lost not sure what to do...who to draft. Time is up Reid. Get out.— RealizticFan- 420Phillie cracks me up-- why do people feel the knee-jerk need to say "classy classy class-act" whenever McNabb's name comes up? Do you not recall McNabb passive-aggressively ripping people? His own defense? The rookies? He even threw Pam Oliver under the bus.— Shaggy
- Beagles fans booed McNabb when he was drafted by the organ-i-zation. What a bunch of dopes. Beagles fans = white trash trailer park.— taxmanndumbeth
- McNabb hardly ever threw interception when he was in Philly. Take a look at Vick's numbers.— p-diddy
- merchandiser, he's a lot better than jaws, cunningham, vick, young. In his prime, he was a top 10 QB.
Quixote, how obvious is it? Of course, your fat *ss sweats just by thinking about trying to get up off the couch.— palmyra21 - Look for McNabb to come back to Philly next season and battle Mike Vick for the starting job. Although this could only happen if Andy Reid is still coach next season, its not totally out of the realm of possibility. Vince Young will be gone and who better are the Eagles going to get for a backup? I don't think Jeff Garcia is in the mix any longer.— SteveS11
- " ...and teams that play well together," McNabb said.
Oh-oh. That just eliminated the Eagles.
— essell - McNabb wants no part in losers from Philly! A team who has never brought a Championship trophy home to Philly.......Thats poor!— MRD
- news Flash...McNabb coming to Phila as a fourth QB...100 million for him— envirojoe55
- And look the iggles lost again because the $100 million dog killer got injured.— flavious27
- merchanise, P. Manning was horrible in his superbowl win. Manning has been a playoff choker and his teams were laoded, at least on offense. McNabb has more layoff wins than your All American boy.— EL Zorro
- Young is a horrible QB -- can't throw, can't run, can't win. Funny thing -- all that hate for McNabb -- have you noticed we've done zip since he was traded. Bottom-line -- McNabb was a very good QB who was saddled for many years with second string receivers and a coach who didn't want to run the ball even when he had a guy at RB who could run. Reid never "got" that run pass balance thing down. How many games did NcNabb throw the ball 35 plus times and the RB would get 10 carries. Meanwhile the clock was ticking == McNabb was aging, and getting beaten up because the O line couldn't block anybody and eventually he couldn't run as much as he did before all the injuries and age caught up to him. Finally when we got great young wideouts and the running game improved -- THEN the team decided to trade him. I'd rather have 35 year old McNabb out there NOW than watch another minute of Young. Vick is injury prone and unless the Eagles build an offensive line that can hold off the knockdowns and sacks -- welcome to Eagles football where part of every season the QB will be the backup because the starter is injured. Tonight's game was putrid.— sherry37
- oops, playoffs wins.
— EL Zorro - McNabb, please go away.... and take Reid with you.— watsonmr
- i vote that Dallas should take mcnagg. The Birds kept him as long as he could play. They also kept the head coach past time for replacement. McNagg is just trying to grab one last paycheck. Not worth his weight in pennies anymore. Of course Andy's weight in pennies would be a lot!— Dutch-wayne
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