The trade of disgruntled star quarterback Carson Wentz could end one Eagles quarterbacks controversy and start another.
Philadelphia is not committed to handing over the initial job to Jalen Hurts, as previously believed, and could look to change a quarterback or draft another in the 2021 NFL draft, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
“I don’t think they’re just in the quarterback position,” Schefter said Wednesday on “The John Kincade Show” on 97.5 The Fanatic.
The Eagles have been trying to find a business partner for Wentz – and his $ 128 million contract albatross – for weeks, and the Colts or Bears are expected to acquire the former MVP candidate.
Wentz, 28, reportedly ordered a trade after he was destroyed in December for playing poorly.
During his four starts instead of Wentz, Hurts, a draft pick from the second round of last year’s draft, showed flashes on the ground and through the air and looked like he was going to win the starting job in the fall. coming.
But then the Eagles fired coach Doug Pederson and hired Nick Sirianni, who might want to incorporate his own quarterback.
It is likely that the Eagles would have to change, as they did when Wentz was second-ranked in 2016, from the sixth pick to select one of the best possible quarterback Justin Ohios from Ohio State or Zach Wilson from BYU.
Fields and Wilson are considered better prospects than Hurts last spring.
Another option would be to switch Wentz to Chicago for Nick Foles and choose the draft.
This measure can be well received by Eagles fans. Foles relieved an injured Wentz during the 2017 season and brought Philadelphia to its first Super Bowl title.