After a season in 2020 National Football League (NFL) for oblivion, where he did not even become the owner, the defender Carson Wentz is leaving the Philadelphia Eagles after five seasons and it is already known what his new professional destiny will be.
As he revealed from the inside Adam Schefter, of the chain ESPN, Quarterback reported that the Pennsylvania franchise has decided to change whoever was chosen No. 2 in the 2016 Project and send it to Indianapolis Colts, turning me around “A third round election in 2021 and a conditional second round election in 2022 that could become the first.”.
In this way, an important stage in the career of Wentz, 28 years old and from the state of North Dakota, where he realized wins Super Bowl LII in 2017, and was the first defender in history to have a season of 4,000 yards without a single receiver with at least 500 receiving yards.
Philadelphia has agreed to trade Carson Wentz at the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick and a 2022 second-round conditional pick that could turn into a first, say sources league @mortreport and I.
– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
February 18, 2021
Wentz comes to the Colts
Remember that Quarterback was one of the highest paid in the entire competition, receiving a total salary last season $ 59.1 million, and the Indiana franchise will take on the balance of the contract extension it signed in 2020 with Philadelphia.
It should be noted that the transfer will not become official in the eyes of the NFL until Wednesday, March 17, when the 2021 season officially begins, and Wentz will take the place in the Colts offense left by the veteran Phillip Rivers, who retired at the age of 39.
Last season, Raleigh, North Carolina, born, completed 57.4 percent of his passes, for 2,620 meters with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.