The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded QB Gardner Minshew II to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional selection for the sixth round of 2022, it was announced Saturday.
The selection for the sixth round could increase to the fifth round if Minshew participates in 50% of the plays in three games this season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The decision comes after Jaguars coach Urban Meyer announced Wednesday that top coach Trevor Lawrence had won the starting job and would be under the center for the Sept. 12 season opener in Houston. against jeans.
Minshew, who had been alternating training days with the first-team offense with Lawrence throughout the training camp, completed 17 of 29 passes of 196 yards with two interceptions (one in the end zone) in two games of preseason.
CJ Beathard is now in first place safety behind Lawrence. Beathard completed 22 of 30 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns in both games.
Minshew joins an Eagles QB room that includes Jalen Hurts and veteran Joe Flacco. The Eagles released Nick Mullens after the trade was announced.
Minshew replaced an injured Nick Foles as a rookie in 2019 and was returned as a starter later that season after Foles fought. That earned him his initial job in 2020 and he started the first seven games of the season before a thumb injury (one that hid the coaching staff at first) that put him on the bench.
Minshew returned to the field for two games in December, but finished the season on the bench. After a 1-15 record, the Jaguars hired Meyer and hired Lawrence, the savior-anointed savior of the franchise.
For his career, Minshew has completed 501 of 797 passes for 5,530 yards with 37 TDs and 11 interceptions.