Philadelphia Quarterback Tanner Mckee and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana have the same jersey no, 16.
Tanner Jeremie McKee has been the quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the (NFL) since 2023, and he played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.
On the other hand, Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football player who played in the NFL for 16 seasons from 1979 to 1994.
Highlights
- Tanner McKee plays quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Joe Montana is a former FL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
- McKee and Montana are not related to each other in personal terms.
- Joe is Italian-American, while Tanner’s family is native American.
McKee is Eagles third-string quarterback. He has been making headlines recently. Tanner entered the game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 29, 2024, due to injuries to another quarterback, Kenny Pickett.
The young 24-year–old player threw his first NFL touchdown pass in that game.
Similarly, Joe Montana was recently mentioned in a Go Long podcast network during a conversation between show host Tyler Dunne and former American football defensive end Bruce Smith.
During the talk, Bruce recalled his in-game tackle with 49ers Joe Montana and Miami Dolphins Dan Marino while playing for Buffalo Bills.
Tanner McKee And Joe Montana Are Not Related
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Tanner McKee and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback are not linked in personal terms.
Both NFL players belong to different family backgrounds. While McKee is from Irvine, California, Joe Montana is from New Eagle, Pennsylvania.
The questions and speculation regarding the two quarterbacks being related to each other arose through a TikTok video captioned,
Joe Montanas Grandson First Start…..
Jaketakes01
In one of the TikTok accounts, which goes by the name, Jaketakes01 posted the video of Tanner McKee’s first touchdown pass.
The video’s caption is implied in such a way that people thought of him as the grandson of Joe Montana. One of the users commented,
How did I not know this?
In response, another fellow TikTok user writes,
No relation at all. The only similarity is the jersey number
McKnee and Montana’s jersey numbers, indeed, are the same. In San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1992, Joe’s wore the number 16. Like the same, Tanner also plays in Eagles, wearing 16.
Even if Tanner and Joe have a coincidental link, the two quarterbacks are not related to each other in familial terms.
Joe Montana Is Of Italian-American Heritage, While Tanner McKee’s Family Belongs To Irvine, California
Tanner McKee was raised by his parents, Jeremie and Layna, who are proud of their Native American ancestry.
According to the article in the Philadelphia Eagles‘s official site, Tanner’s great-grandfather is Earl McKee.
No person called Earl McKee is in Joe Montana’s family circle. Furthermore, Tanner McKee has three siblings: two sisters, Alexa and Kayla, and a brother, Caden McKee.
His younger sister, Alexa, and brother, Caden, are university students. His elder sister, Kayla, is a BYU student who married Cameron Cuvelier.
On the other hand, Joe Montana is of Italian-American descent. He and his wife, Jennifer Wallace, have four children: Elizabeth, Alexandra, Nick, and Nate Montana.
His eldest daughter is in the modeling industry and starred in the 2013 film “Hey Mickey.” She is married to a man named Jared.
Similarly, his second child, Alexandra, is an attorney and mother of a daughter born in 2019.
In addition, Joe’s sons, Nick and Nate Montana, played collegiate football for Notre Dame and Tulane University, respectively.
Additional Information
- As of 2025, Joe Montana’s estimated net worth is around $150 million. He is currently involved in capital investing.
- On May 2, 2023, Tanner McKee signed a four-year contract worth $4M with the Eagles.
- Tanner McKee married his long-term girlfriend, Lauren McKee, in June 2022.
