An Eagles’ Father’s Day story: Rookie QB thankful for his young introduction to game

Kyle McCord's family

Eagles rookie quarterback Kyle McCord (third from the left) poses for a family photo following one of his games with Syracuse last season. Included from left to right are mother Stacy, Kyle's girlfriend Sophia Giangiordano, younger sister Courtney, father Derek, brother Cole and Cole's girlfriend, Hanna Baker.McCord family

Kyle McCord’s first taste of tackle football came in his Mount Laurel backyard at a young age. A really young age.

“I was four or five years old in the backyard playing football against my older brother Cole,” said McCord, the Eagles’ sixth-round pick out of Syracuse. “Dad was permanent quarterback, so me and my brother used to go at it back in the day.”

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