Eagles sign QB Thaddeus Lewis, release Stephen Morris

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The Eagles flip-flopped third-string quarterbacks Monday, releasing Stephen Morris and signing Thaddeus Lewis.

Morris signed with the Eagles 15 days ago, one day after they released Tim Tebow.

Lewis, 30, has had stints with the Rams, Browns, Lions, Bills and Texans in his six NFL seasons.

Lewis spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons with the Browns, where his head coach was current Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur.

He’s started six games in his career, winning two, one with the Browns in 2012 and five with the Bills in 2013.

In seven career games, Lewis has completed 115 of 189 pass attempts for 1,296 yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions.

He was with the Texans last year but didn’t play.

Morris, a former Miami of Florida quarterback, was inactive for both games so far this year.

The Eagles also swapped practice squad tight ends, releasing Connor Hamlett and signing Chris Pantale.

Hamlett had just joined the Eagles’ practice squad on Wednesday. He previously spent time this offseason with the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.

Pantale, a graduate of Wayne Valley High School in New Jersey, is in his third year out of Boston College and has had stints previously with the Bears and Jets. He was at B.C. along with Ryan Day, currently the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach.

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