Philadelphia Eagles expect to trade QB Carson Wentz soon, sources say

The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to trade Carson Wentz in the coming days in what would be the latest blockbuster quarterback deal to make the NFL, ESPN sources said.

The most pertinent questions now become where, when and for what. But it could happen as early as this week, according to league sources, even if the Eagles continue to insist on other teams that they would be happy to bring Wentz back to Philadelphia.

The Eagles are said to be looking for, in the words of a well-placed source, “a Matthew Stafford package” in exchange for Wentz. The Lions traded Stafford to the Rams last weekend for a third-round pick this year, two upcoming first-round picks and quarterback Jared Goff, the player selected directly in front of Wentz as the first two picks in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Teams that have expressed a certain level of interest in Wentz include the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts, sources told ESPN, although other teams have also appealed to assess the market and see what a package would look like. Eagles defender.

It’s all part of an off-season NFL, which will feature a lot of defender moves, teams are in a hurry to make sure they are not left behind. Once Wentz is traded, league sources believe he could help set the asking price for other offers, such as one involving New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold.

But a potential trade with Wentz has been on the move for more than a week now, with the Eagles engaging in a series of trade talks shortly after Stafford was sent to Los Angeles.

Those discussions intensified as the week went on, but the Eagles continue to tell teams that they do not intend to trade Wentz unless they receive what they think is the appropriate compensation. Discussions so far suggest that they will do, according to league sources, what the second round pick, Jalen Hurts the Eagles, would do in 2020, starting with the defender for next season.

Although the Eagles are in no hurry to change Wentz and nothing can be made official until the league’s new year begins March 17, Wentz has a $ 10 million bonus due on the third day of the league that Philadelphia would they have to pay it if their former first-round pick was on their list. This is why an agreement on a transaction is expected long before then.

Wentz’s departure would also leave the Eagles with a $ 34 million payment, adding to their difficult ceiling situation. But Philadelphia has known the ceiling challenges that have been looming for months and has a plan to solve them, just as the Rams did with Goff’s departure and dead money.

New Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, who was hired as a replacement for Doug Pederson, has not publicly committed to Wentz as a starter, as he is fully aware that there has been a possibility that the defender may not be on the list. 2021.

However, team sources say Sirianni recently had a staff meeting in which many of the offensive coaches expressed their belief that they could help Wentz regain his Pro Bowl form.

The eagles being open when Wentz moved into a business supports owner Jeffrey Lurie’s statement that Pederson’s shooting was not primarily related to Wentz’s decline in 2020.

There have been whispers over the years that Wentz has sometimes struggled with his ability to bond throughout the locker room, but others believe it could have been a natural byproduct of him and the team that didn’t live up to expectations. high that followed the 2017 Season.

After many public accounts, Wentz handled the class over time in Philadelphia and received public support from many of the team’s leaders over the years, most recently Fletcher Cox and Jason Kelce.

Despite efforts to solicit his reaction, Wentz was not available for comment. The eagles declined to comment.

But now it’s all coming to an end, with the Eagles engaging in trade talks that several sources in the league believe will end up as the next dealer in the NFL blockbuster.