Sources: Philadelphia Eagles switch to QB Carson Wentz at Indianapolis Colts for two selections

The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to change star quarterback Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts for a draft pick in the third round of 2021 and a conditional pick in the second round of 2022 that could become a first round, sources told ESPN. the league.

The Eagles will receive the 85th overall selection in this year’s draft, and the conditional second round may turn into a first-round selection depending on Wentz’s playing time, according to sources. Wentz must play at least 75 percent of the Colts ’offensive outbursts for the 2022 conditional election to pass to a first team, according to sources.

The selection could also become a first round if Wentz plays at least 70% of the snapshots and the Colts reach the playoffs. But the worst that can be the 2022 pick is a second round, which means the Eagles are guaranteed to make up for two value options for the former No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft.

The Eagles and Colts have spent much of the past two weeks trying to end the trade, which won’t be officially processed until the NFL’s new year begins on March 17th.

The Eagles will get a $ 33.8 million deadlift, the largest they have ever earned a team for a single player, while the Colts will take on the balance of Wentz’s $ 128 million extension, including the bonus of $ 10 million March 19th.

Each team moves away from agreeing with what it wanted on all fronts: Wentz will meet with Colts head coach Frank Reich, his former offensive coordinator in Philadelphia, and help fill the gap left by the withdrawal of Philip Rivers while the Eagles will likely turn to Jalen Hurts, though they also intend to compete for him. The Eagles ’initial work is not expected to automatically reach Hurts.

Wentz’s trade marks the end of an unexpected chapter and year with the Eagles. Wentz went from a former MVP candidate to supporting Hurts (a rookie second-round pick in 2020), while his relationship with former Eagles coach Doug Pederson disintegrated.

Wentz wanted to leave Philadelphia, despite the fact that the Eagles hired former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni as the new head coach.

Thursday’s box office trade also continues a tumultuous season for quarterbacks.

Less than three weeks after the Rams traded Jared Goff, the former No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft, to the Lions for quarterback Matthew Stafford, the Eagles have switched No. 2 pick in the same draft to the Colts. .

The Eagles signed Wentz with a four-year, $ 128 million extension in June 2019, proving that it was the quarterback’s long-term response.

But the relationship worsened during a rocky 2020 season during which Wentz ranked No. 34 in the NFL in finishing percentage (57.4%) and first in interceptions (15) and sacks (50) despite be in favor of Hurts for the last four Philadelphia games.

Wentz, 28, appeared to be following a stellar trajectory in Philadelphia after throwing 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in 2017 while doing a heavy load for the MVP before breaking several knee ligaments that December. The following season he developed a stress fracture in his back, but managed to throw 48 touchdowns at 14 interceptions over the next two years.

But the rift grew between Wentz and Pederson; a source told ESPN’s Tim McManus that Pederson withdrew much of Wentz’s control over the offense as injuries and losses piled up in 2020 and that Wentz’s faith in Pederson’s system was lost.

Pederson was fired last month following the 4-11-1 season after he and owner Jeffrey Lurie failed to agree on a common vision for the future. But Pederson’s change to Sirianni did not change Wentz’s view of wanting to move from Philadelphia, a sign that there were trust issues that stretched beyond Pederson.

The Eagles changed twice in the 2016 draft to select Wentz No. 2 overall from the state of North Dakota, and Wentz validated that decision very soon. He holds the single-season franchise record for completions (388), completion percentage (69.6), passing yards (4,039) and overcoming TDs (33).

Wentz is also one of only six quarterbacks in NFL history to record more than 20 passing TDs and 10 or fewer interceptions in three consecutive seasons, along with Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson. He was named All Team of the First Team and made his only appearance in the Pro Bowl in 2017.

ESPN’s Tim McManus contributed to this report.