PHILADELPHIA – The Eagles released quarterbacks Mike McMahon and Andy Hall on Monday, three days after signing 36-year-old Jeff Garcia as Donovan McNabb’s backup.

McMahon played in nine games and went 2-5 as a starter in the final seven games for the Eagles last year after McNabb was sidelined with a sports hernia. McMahon completed 94 of 207 passes for 1,158 yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions in nine games.

McMahon signed as a free agent with the Eagles before the start of last season after four years with Detroit.

Hall was drafted in the sixth round of the 2004 draft by the Eagles but spent most of his time on the practice squad or as the team’s emergency quarterback.

Garcia signed with the Eagles on Friday. He threw for 937 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions in six games with Detroit last season after five years in San Francisco and one in Cleveland.

Ten-year veteran Koy Detmer, the team’s holder, remains on the roster.

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