After a 2020 season of the National Football League (NFL) for oblivion, where he did not even end up being a starter, the quarterback Carson Wentz will leave the Philadelphia Eagles after five seasons, and it is already known what his new professional destiny will be.
As revealed by the insider Adam Schefter, From the chain ESPN, el quarterback reported that the Pennsylvania franchise has decided to exchange who was chosen as No. 2 in the 2016 Draft, and send it to Indianapolis Colts, Receiving back “A third-round selection from 2021 and a conditional second-round selection from 2022 that could become the first”.
Thus ends an important stage in the career of Wentz, 28, from North Dakota State, where he achieved win Super Bowl LII in 2017, And was the first quarterback in history to have a 4,000-yard season without a single receiver with at least 500 yards received.
Philadelphia has agreed to change Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a 2021 third-round pick and a 2022 second-round conditional pick that could become a first-round pick, according to league sources @mortreport and I.
– Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)
February 18, 2021
Wentz will come to the Colts
Remember that the quarterback was one of the highest paid in the entire competition, receiving a full salary last season $ 59,100,000, 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 be made official in the eyes of the NFL until Wednesday, March 17th, When the 2021 season officially begins, and Wentz will take the space in the Colts offensive left by the veteran Phillip Rivers, Who retired at age 39.
Last season, the Raleigh, North Carolina – born completed the 57.4 percent of his passes, For 2,620 yards with 16 touchdowns and 15 interceptions.