Dalton’s most notable action as a Panther came in 2024, when Carolina benched Bryce Young in favor of Dalton heading into Week 3, after which the Red Rifle started the next five contests, going 1-4 while throwing for 989 yards, seven touchdowns and six interceptions with an 82.5 passer rating. The Panthers returned the reins to Young after Dalton injured his thumb in a car accident.
He started one game in relief of Young last season, a 40-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills in which he threw for 175 yards and went 16-of-24.
He joins the Eagles with 39,793 passing yards, 254 TDs and 151 INTs in his career with an 84-83-2 record.
Now a third option rather than a primary backup, he’s less likely to add to those numbers, but he can definitely keep a team with such a brutal defense afloat if it came down to it.
His first season in Philadelphia will also serve as a reunion tour of sorts; Dalton is not scheduled to face the Bengals, who drafted him in the second round of the 2011 draft, but the Eagles will face three of his former teams – the Cowboys (twice), Bears and Panthers.