Brett Brackett is Now a Philadelphia Eagle

, the former Lawrence High School quarterback who went on to play football at Penn State, was signed earlier this week to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles, according to a report on the Eagles’ official website.

According to another report on the Eagles’ website, Brackett spent his first day as an Eagle yesterday (Nov. 9) talking to the Philadelphia media about his former coach at Penn State, the legendary Joe Paterno, and the ongoing sex scandal at his alma mater.

Brackett, who started the NFL season on the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins but was released after he suffered a hand injury,