Eagles Signing Khalil Tate as a Receiver is Either the Start of a Redemption Story or a Comical Disaster

The Philadelphia Eagles have arguably been the world's most talked-about professional sports team of the past 72 hours. After inking quarterback Carson Wentz to a contract extension last year, general manager Howie Roseman drafted Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts in the second round of this year's NFL Draft to be his backup (and perhaps his abrupt successor). So, what else could the Eagles do to dominate news headlines?

Well, on Sunday, Philly signed former Arizona Wildcats signal-caller and undrafted free agent Khalil Tate.

And they're already listing him as a wide receiver.

This is quite the shift for Tate, as he was viewed as potentially compelling quarterback prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft. Then, his senior season commenced, in which he failed to impress anyone with his arm, as evidenced by his 14:11 quarterback-to-interception ratio.

Through his four seasons with the Wildcats, Tate completed 58% of his passes for 6,318 yards, 57 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions. While his throwing ability failed to keep NFL teams interested despite so much early promise, he made up for it with his legs. On 366 total carries in college, Tate accumulated 2,285 ground yards and 18 rushing scores.

The Eagles clearly see something in this kid that the 31 other franchises didn't.

Those running numbers obviously impressed Roseman and Co. enough to give Tate a shot at transitioning into life as an NFL wideout. Hell, this is the team that turned former Houston Cougars quarterback Greg Ward into a quality receiver late last season! Converting Tate to a wideout should be cake for the Eagles, right?

Or... it could epically blow up in their faces.

For Tate's sake, let's just hope it's the former.