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  • How The Eagles Fared During The Bye Week – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    It feels good to finally have Eagles football, or practice, back for now. With an extra day off before a trip to Green Bay on MNF, the Eagles have had 15 days since their last game. 

    For a team that didn’t play last weekend, the Eagles came out huge winners of both the trade deadline, and the NFC Standings. 

    Trade Deadline Shopping

    While being rumored (again) to pay the price for Myles Garrett. The Eagles managed to escape the trade deadline without blowing any major capital, and still were able to take advantage of the Jets fire sale. 

    Michael Carter was acquired from the New York Jets alongside a 2027 7th round pick. The Eagles sent back WR John Metchie and a 2027 6th round pick. Acquiring depth in the secondary gives the opportunity to move Cooper DeJean outside and Carter into the slot. We’ll have to wait and see if Carter was acquired to get serious reps, or bolster a position recently tattered with injuries. 

    Jaire Alexander was traded from the Baltimore Ravens. Also coming to Philadelphia is a 2027 7th round pick. For the grand total of a 2026 6th round pick. This move provides the Eagles a 3rd option at CB2 between Kelee Ringo & Adoree Jackson, and still keeps Cooper DeJean in the slot. 

    Jaelan Phillips was the Eagles biggest move before the Tuesday deadline. Only costing a 3rd round pick, the Eagles acquired a 26 year old OLB that has totaled 26 sacks in 5 seasons. Missing time due to injury is a concern, but with multiple DL players returning this weekend the Eagles depth provides plenty of rotational options. 

    The Eagles escaped the deadline acquiring 3 players, and still hold 5 picks heading into the 2026 Draft next April. Including a Jets 3rd round pick and projected to acquire 3 Comp picks in the 3rd, 4th and 5th rounds.

    Returning From Injury

    On top of their trade deadline additions to the team. The Eagles have also managed to get healthy just in time for another gauntlet in the schedule.

    Opening the practice window for Jakorian Bennett, Willie Lampkin and Nolan Smith in the previous weeks provided the Eagles time to juggle their active roster and the practice squad, with depth returning at the right time. 

    With A.J. Brown missing another game this season, add in a concern to Saquon’s health at the end of the Giants game prior to the Bye. There was major concern what the Eagles injury report would look like coming off the Bye week. 

    The good news is, nearly everyone has returned from injury as the following players were full participants

    • Moro Ojomo
    • Saquon Barkley
    • A.J. Brown
    • Jakorian Bennett
    • Nolan Smith
    • Willie Lampkin

    The only players who were DNP at Fridays practice were Adoree Jackson & Cam Jurgens. After giving Dickerson a few weeks of rest, perhaps Jurgens getting some extra time will allow the Eagles Offensive Line to return to being what it once was. The best in the league.

    A Successful Bye Week

    During the Bye, the Eagles jumped all the way up to the #1 seed in the NFC, as most teams that played managed to the Eagles a favor. 

    Even following the Giants game Week 8, the Eagles had some help from their NFC East Rivals. 

    • The Commanders lost 7-28 to the Chiefs and fell to 3-5
    • The Cowboys got blown out by the Broncos 44-24 and fell to 3-4-1

    In Week 9, the following teams helped the Eagles climb the standings 

    • The Vikings (4-4) held on to beat their division rival Lions 27-24(5-3)
    • Carolina (5-4) managed to upset the Packers and send them to 5-2-1
    • Seattle took care of business and sent Washington to 3-6 following a 38-14 rout
    • Jacoby Brissett gave us the icing on the cake, with a 27-17 win over the Cowboys. Sending the 2nd placed team in the NFC East to 3-5-1.

    With an opportunity to grow their lead on the division, and the rest of the NFC with a trip to Green Bay. Will the Eagles come out on top against a Packers team struggling to play their best football?

    Go Birds. 

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  • Jaelan Phillips’ addition helps Vic Fangio, Eagles defense cover up a different deficiency

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    Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio has made it clear in the past that all personnel moves – including but not limited to free-agent signings and trades – are executed by Howie Roseman, the team’s executive vice president of football operations, with very little input, if any, from Fangio.

    “Miniscule,” Fangio said last week when asked about his influence on the team’s roster decisions.

    You could understand why Fangio has distanced himself from many of Roseman’s moves on his side of the ball, going back to last year’s big free-agent spend on Bryce Huff, who clearly didn’t fit the scheme, and one-year flier on linebacker Devin White, another head-scratcher who didn’t last.

    This year’s newcomers haven’t fared much better – Adoree’ Jackson won a starting cornerback job by default, lost it, then got it back before suffering a concussion; Azeez Ojulari was inactive for the first four weeks, played two games, then landed on IR with a hamstring injury; Ogbo Okoronkwo made minimal impact before going on IR with a pectoral tear; and trade acquisition Jakorian Bennett, who dealt with a shoulder injury in Las Vegas that needed surgery, is still on injured reserve as of Monday while he comes back from a Week 3 pectoral injury.

    On Jackson, Fangio admitted in a press conference at training camp that the cornerback’s signing was Roseman’s call and that Fangio didn’t even watch tape on the former Titans and Giants defensive back before the Eagles signed him.

    About the only positive free-agent or trade addition on defense so far has been Josh Uche, who has played well as a rotational edge rusher, but not well enough for the Eagles to feel great about the overall state of their pass rush. When asked last week if Uche had exceeded expectations, Fangio could only say “neutral.”

    Which is why on Monday, Roseman went out and executed his third trade for a defensive player since Wednesday, landing former Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips for a third-round pick, a move that should satisfy his candid, fickle defensive coordinator even if Fangio had little or no say in it.

    Phillips isn’t a game-wrecker in the mold of Myles Garrett, has never made a Pro Bowl, and has battled several severe injuries throughout his college and pro career – at one point, he even gave up playing – but there’s no question that his best season came in 2023, in Fangio lone season presiding over the Dolphins’ defense.

    That season, Phillips racked up 6.5 sacks in just eight games – including a stretch of at least one sack in five consecutive games from Weeks 7-12 – before become tearing his Achilles at MetLife Stadium, the league’s annual graveyard for healthy tendons and ligaments.

    Phillips made it back for the start of 2024 but suffered a friendly fire partial ACL tear in Week 5 when his knee collided with teammate Jordan Poyer’s helmet in a game against the Titans, again ending Phillips’ season prematurely.

    This year, Phillips has come back strongly. He had three sacks and seven QB hits playing for a terrible Dolphins defense. More importantly, he played more than 70% of the defense’s snaps, showing that his health and conditioning are up to speed despite the lower-leg injuries he sustained in consecutive seasons.

    This is one move Fangio won’t want to distance himself from, as Phillips’ addition theoretically gives the defensive coordinator more ammo in the edge rush but perhaps more importantly covers up the defense’s other blemish at cornerback opposite Quinyon Mitchell.

    If the trio of Phillips, Jalyx Hunt and Nolan Smith (also soon to come off injured reserve) do its job, along with a solid rotational piece in Uche, Fangio can scale back on the blitzing that he’s done at a much higher rate this year to compensate for the losses of Josh Sweat and Milton Williams in free agency.

    Fangio’s blitz rate so far through eight games is between 22-23 percent, depending on the stat-tracking site. Some analytics sites chart SIM pressures or “exchange pressures,” which is a four-man rush but blitzes a second-level defender while dropping a front-line defender, as a blitz, while some don’t.

    Either way, 22 to 23 percent puts the Eagles at the middle of the pack in the NFL, at 15th. Last year, the Eagles ranked 28th in blitz percentage, per both NFL Pro and Pro Football Reference.

    Fangio’s history shows that he typically doesn’t like to blitz at rates higher than 20 percent. He’s famous for shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl last year without calling a single blitz.

    This season, Fangio only blitzed about 14 percent in the season opener against the Cowboys, and watched Dak Prescott connect with CeeDee Lamb seven times for 110 yards – mostly against Jackson – in a near-upset. The Eagles won because Lamb dropped several balls, including a deep pass late in the fourth that could’ve changed the outcome.

    The Eagles had just the 16th-best pressure rate in Week 1 along with a -0.02 EPA per pass and didn’t record a single sack, per NFL Pro, causing Fangio to reverse course by Week 2, when his blitz rate jumped to 29%, followed by 38% in Week 3 against the Rams, seventh-highest that week among NFL teams.

    Every time Fangio rushes five or more, he devotes at least one less body to coverage, which has at times exposed the Eagles’ deficiency at the cornerback spot across from the superstar Mitchell, who has often been asked this season to shadow the opponent’s top receiver. Multiple sites that track coverages show that Fangio has played a much higher rate of man coverage this season than zone, leaving their corner opposite Mitchell in some dangerous 1-on-1s. 

    The Eagles have acknowledged this deficiency time and again, first signing the veteran Jackson in March to compete with 2023 fourth-rounder Kelee Ringo but quickly trading for Bennett in August after Fangio made it clear in his press conferences that neither Jackson nor Ringo had blown him away.

    Fangio also decided that defensive back Cooper DeJean is his best option opposite Mitchell when the Eagles are in base defense, about 20% of the time, and Roseman continued to pad the secondary last week, trading for Jets slot cornerback Michael Carter II and for toiling Ravens cornerback Jaire Alexander.

    It’s clear that Roseman believed his best shot at helping Fangio produce the best defense possible was to upgrade the pass rush with the closest thing to a sure thing that he could attain while continuing to make dart throws at the secondary.

    If the Eagles can lean heavier on a four-man rush going forward, especially against opponents like the Packers on Monday night, the Lions in Week 11, Cowboys in Week 12, Chargers in Week 14, Bills in Week 17 and in the postseason, they can better masquerade their issues at cornerback.

    Maybe even enough to win another Super Bowl.

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  • Bye week self-scout: Keys to Eagles success in second half

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    The Eagles are off Sunday while most of the rest of the NFL is involved in Week 9 action. After Monday night’s game, the NFL will have officially reached its halfway point.

    As usual, Eagles players were given the week off, but the coaches use the free time to self-scout and figure out how to build from the things the team did well for the first eight weeks and how to rectify or reverse things that didn’t.

    Like most teams, the Eagles have flaws, but any flawed team would be happy with a 6-2 record, especially with wins over five playoff teams from 2024.

    Here are five self-scouting keys for the Eagles before they return to the practice field next week and start preparing for next Monday night’s game against the Packers at Lambeau Field:

    Keep incorporating an outside run game

    The Eagles finally unlocked their run game against the Giants in Week 8, with Saquon Barkley and Tank Bigsby each going over 100 yards. The under-center formations and extra offensive lineman were beneficial additions to help finally spring the ground game but the better adjustment was a refocus on running the ball outside the tackles. Outside zones, pin-pulls sweeps, and off-tackle runs helped take the burden off the Eagles’ banged-up interior line to generate push up the middle on every snap and allowed Barkley and Bigsby to find space with lead blockers on the outside. Relying more on off-tackle runs is more sustainable and impactful than even using six-man o-lines. Also, keeping Bigsby involved would be a logical move. He’s got more explosion than last year’s top backup, Kenneth Gainwell, and more carries for Bigsby as the season progresses can keep Barkley fresh without the offense losing too much punch.

    Speed up the offense

    The offense is typically at its best when using no-huddle. Jalen Hurts has always been excellent at deciding when to speed up tempo, and when to dial it back. No-huddle has always helped keep the offense on schedule and, at the right times, has prevented the defense from being able to substitute. It wears down opponents and keeps situational pass rushers from getting on the field at any time. The Eagles need to get their plays in quicker in the second half and take advantage of no-huddle to move the chains more efficiently, which should positively impact their third-down offense, which so far this season has been underwhelming.

    Get A.J. Brown more involved, the right way

    The Eagles don’t need to pander to him, per se. This isn’t about the squeaky wheel getting greased. It’s about finding better ways to get the ball in the hands of their most dynamic playmaker on designed pass plays, not just freelance routes or comebacks. For whatever reason, the Eagles haven’t capitalized on Brown’s biggest strength – YAC yards. He’s on pace for just 192 YAC yards, per NFL Pro, which would be the fewest of his career and more than 150 YAC yards fewer than last season. They don’t get him involved enough in the intermediary game, with routes designed to have him catch the ball and turn upfield. Sure, he’s an amazing deep threat on the Go route, but there’s more variety to his game than he’s been able to show in the first half.

    Figure out CB2

    There’s no question the top priority for the Eagles’ defense is figuring out its best option at CB2. Spoiler alert: It isn’t Adoree’ Jackson or Kelee Ringo. The Eagles also traded Sunday with the Ravens for cornerback Jaire Alexander, but buyer beware. The low price tag on the former Packers corner who made three Pro Bowls but only played two games this year is telltale. Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio needs to get Jakorian Bennett on the field – and Bennett needs to stay healthy – so the Eagles can find out if they guy traded for in training camp can shore up a very important spot on the defense. If Bennett can be that guy, the Eagles can keep Cooper DeJean in the slot and be comfortable with their nickel package, which is their predominant defense. They’d be better off this way. If Bennett can’t hold down the spot, Fangio needs to bite the bullet and move DeJean outside, with new addition Michael Carter II working the slot.

    Find best four-man pas rush

    The Eagles were at the best defensively last year when Fangio could rely on his four-man rush to disrupt and harass quarterbacks, and then have seven in coverage with a mix of zone and man and post-snap movement. This year, because of injuries and the lack of an elite edge rusher, Fangio has had to blitz more and play more man coverage. That’s a tough way to live when the opponent becomes the Packers, Lions, Cowboys or other teams that have good quarterbacks and an array of playmakers. But Fangio’s edge rush will be getting a boost with the returns of Nolan Smith and Brandon Graham. Jalyx Hunt has played better going into the bye after a so-so start and Josh Uche has played consistently well throughout the season. We’ll see if the Eagles added to this group before the trade deadline. The Athletic reported they’ve checked in on Jaelen Phillips from the Dolphins and Jermaine Johnson from the Jets, along with inquiring on Trey Hendrickson of the Bengals. Either way, Fangio has options and just needs to find the best four-man rush so he can get back to blitzing less and playing more zone.

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  • The Trade Deadline Approaches – Potential Targets For The Eagles – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    The Eagles are 4-2 coming off back to back unfortunate losses. With two opponents that could have been written off as “Easy Wins” at the start of the year are looking to be formidable opponents for a team that’s struggled in all 3 phases since the start of October.

    With the trade deadline coming on November 4th this year. The Eagles will be returning from their bye week with a few additions to the roster. Both from activating players on IR, and hopefully a trade (or two) prior to the Tuesday deadline.

    Returning From Injury 

    After the Week 3 match against the Rams, the Eagles placed three players on Injured Reserve. Nolan Smith, Darius Cooper and Jakorian Bennett. Two players considered to be defensive starters, and the preseason wonder who made the WR4 roster spot.

    The expectation was to see Smith and Bennett return after the Week 9 Bye Week. However, all 3 are able to be activated off of injured reserve as soon as Week 8 against the Giants. 

    Both defensive positions have struggled in recent weeks, perhaps the return of the some depth would help give the Eagles a breath of fresh air on the defense. And if it doesn’t, there’s plenty of teams about to start a fire sale just around the corner.

    Realistic Targets

    It’s unfortunate the Eagles might end up using more assets to find a solution to the CB2 issue. But if Bennett/Ringo/Jackson still aren’t able to successfully play across from Quinyon Mitchell. There’s a few targets in the AFC that might be worth the phone call. 

    Michael Carter II 

    The Jets are already 0-6. There’s no silver lining for their season. Carter is on the first year of a 3 year/$30.750M extension. While primarily playing Nickel for the Jets does open up the opportunity to shift Cooper DeJean to the outside corner opposite Quinyon, if the Eagles wish to solve the problem with a shuffle of personnel.

    Jermaine Johnson II

    While we’re shopping in MetLife, Johnson would be another good pickup for the Eagles to consider. 2 years removed from a 7.5 Sack season that came with 17 QB Hits. On the 4th year of his rookie deal, the Eagles would be given the option of extending a young player to keep along the defensive line, or continue taking advantage of acquiring Comp Picks for future use. 

    Perhaps the Jets own 3rd round pick from the Reddick trade would be sufficient to move the needle on either of these trades. As the pick currently sits at 65th overall in the 2026 draft.

    Bradley Chubb

    On the topic of imploding AFC East franchises. The Dolphins should be the next team on speed dial to make potential moves. Under contract until 2028, Chubb signed a 3 year $54.49M contract with a Dolphins team that just can’t string successful months together.   With their season likely already over, it might be team to reevaluate the roster and start stockpiling picks. 

    Acquiring Chubb also provides Fangio with a player similar to his systems, with multiple years in Denver and a one off year in Miami, the Eagles get added depth to the struggling pass rush.

    The Unrealistic Moves

    Everybody gets outrageously unrealistic trade predictions for their favorite team. So why can’t we? There’s multiple star players available that might disgruntled on struggling teams, and I know just the GM to take advantage of that.

    Trey Hendrickson 

    The Eagles were previously linked to Trey Hendrickson in the offseason. If they weren’t committed earlier in the year, fate has presented them another opportunity. 

    With 17.5 Sacks his previous 2 seasons, and 4 to start the 2025 campaign. There’s a possibility the Bengals are looking to make a move similar to the Micah Parsons trade. If teams like the 49ers and Colts are linked to one of the biggest names on the market. Then the Eagles should circle back. 

    Denzel Ward

    Another pipe dream of a potential trade. The Eagles might’ve been able to skip the Jakorian Bennett trade if they could keep the Browns on the phone. 

    With Gavin Newsome being traded to the Jaguars last week, the Eagles might’ve already missed their chance to move a Browns Cornerback. 

    If there’s a potential to acquire a 4x Pro Bowl corner with 2 more years on a $100M contract the Eagles will have successfully found a Big Play Slay successor and giving Quinyon a reliable partner on the far side of the field. 

    With the Vikings just a few days away. What are your main concerns for the Eagles deadline needs? And how many of their seven tradable picks are you will to move from the 2026 draft?

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  • Eagles 2025 Quarter Season Check In  – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    With the TNF game over between the NFC West powerhouses of the LA Rams and SF 49ers. It’s time to check in on the Eagles. Now that we’re entering Week 5, with 25% of the season over with and how the team is shaping up before we get to the Week 9 Trade Deadline.

    So Far So Flawless

    The Eagles are one of two teams entering Week 5 undefeated. Will the week end with the Bills and Eagles at 5-0? One step closer to securing their divisions as quickly as possible?

    Starting 4-0 marks the 3rd time in 5 years that the Sirianni/Hurts era Eagles have come out of the gate strong. But will they sustain this quality of inconsistent play through 13 more games? They’ve started slow before with a 2-2 start that resulted in an 12-1 end to the season. Now that they’re through the “gauntlet” of this year, maybe the team will start to figure things out for 4 full quarters.

    Injuries Piling Up

    After the Rams game, the Eagles placed three players on injured reserve. Including Nolan Smith and Jakorian Bennett. And with Ogbo Okoronkwo expected to miss the rest of the season with a torn triceps during the Buccaneers game, the Eagles defense is slowly getting depleted. Add on that Dallas Goedert continues to intermittently miss practice and the Offensive Line starts to get banged up. It might be a long year ahead. 

    Approaching The Deadline

    With the trade deadline set for November 4th. The Eagles have one month to make any serious additions to the roster before it’s too late. 

    And with 10 picks coming up in the 2026 draft (7 in the first 4 rounds) the Eagles will have plenty of capital to make their final rounds of roster moves if they wish to remain a contender through 2025.

    We’ll see what the Eagles bring to a dip in their strength of schedule. With their next 4 opponents having a combined record of 6-10 (DEN, MIN, NYGx2) when we get to the mid season checkpoint. 

    Go Birds. 

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  • Fines. But Not for Everyone? – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Kansas City, MO. — Just hours before the Eagles and Chiefs kicked off at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium — the NFL handed out decisions on other players involved in altercations at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia last week for the season opener. 

    Last week — Defensive Tackle Jalen Carter —sent a flying saliva deposit that landed on Dak Prescott causing an ejection that cost him $57,222. That scenario played itself out without one offensive snap elapsing in the 2025 NFL Season as his teammate Brian VanSumeren writhed in pain on the Lincoln Financial Field turf.

    Also in the first quarter last week — Cooper DeJean was flagged for unnecessary roughness while locked in a tussle with Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau. The result was a fine of $11,593.00. Liufau lost a helmet — DeJean lost cash. Newly acquired cornerback Jakorian Bennett was fined $23,186 by the NFL for a drop-tackle. And Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith is also now $11,593 lighter after flexing over Dallas Cowboys running back Miles Sanders.

    And of course — you must be wondering. To date — Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott has not been financially penalized for his participation in the “great salivathon.”

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  • Eagles Bring Back Some Familiar Faces After Roster Cuts – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    Amidst all the chaos of a blockbuster trade happening in the division. The Eagles have been loading the practice squad and depth chart back up with some familiar faces from the last few seasons. While we’ve already seen Patrick Johnson make his return in the preseason. The Eagles didn’t stop there.

    Adding To The Practice Squad

    After the initial rush of Waiver Claims saw 27 players get picked up across the league.

    Once the hype of the day was over the Eagles made a few extra additions to the team.

    Britain Covey

    After missing most of last season due to injury, the Eagles tried moving on from Covey in the offseason. Even attempting to find a solution in Avery Williams at the start of free agency.

    Once Williams was released for roster cuts the question became, who would be taking returns? Fangio stated last season he didn’t want DeJean permanently on the return team and the Eagles needed a solution.

    Now the Eagles will have Covey back on the practice squad and be able to promote him to the game day roster three times. In 2023 Covey played in 16 games with 29 Punt Returns for 417 yards and a longest return of 54 yards. 

    For now, there is a solution on the return team.

    Marcus Epps

    Just in case the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade wasn’t confusing already. The Eagles brought back another familiar face to the practice squad. With 94 total tackles, 4 TFL and 1 Forced fumble on the Super Bowl 57 team. Epps moved on with many of the Free Agents after the 2022 season, where he landed with the Raiders.

    Missing the majority of the 2024 season from a torn ACL. With his 2 year deal expiring, the Eagles brought back Epps and waived Tristan McCollum (who was picked up by the Raiders).

    Epps will rejoin his former team, as well as former Raiders teammate Jakorian Bennett.

    For now, the Safety position group consists of 

    • Reed Blankenship
    • Andrew Mukuba
    • Sydney Brown
    • Marcus Epps (PS)
    • Andre Sam (PS)

    One More August Trade

    The day before 53-man rosters were due, the Eagles brought back one more familiar face from the Super Bowl 59 roster. This time via a trade. 

    Bringing back Fred Johnson gives the Eagles an extra body along the offensive line who’s already familiar with Stoutland and the Eagles offense.

    With 6 games started in the 2024 season Fred will be able to fill in for multiple positions across the OL. Including right guard, tackle and left tackle.

    Now with extra versatility along the offensive line. Will the Eagles finally be finished making moves before their September 4th season opener?

    Or is there one more trick up Howie Roseman’s sleeve?

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  • One Week Before Roster Cuts. Are The Eagles Finished Making Moves? – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    13 Days after acquiring Jakorian Bennett from the Raiders, and 5 days after wondering if the Eagles had finished their off-season shopping. They struck again with another trade. 

    This time, the Eagles finished off the C.J. Gardner-Johnson trade by re-acquiring the pick they previously swapped.

    Moving on from Harrison Bryant was one of multiple moves teams made this week by trading roster bubble players before the 53 man deadline on the 26th. 

    If Metchie was on the Texans bubble and at risk of being waived. The Eagles have the 32nd priority on the waiver wire, and would lose out players they’re after. Instead, teams are swapping late round picks to grab players they otherwise might not stand a chance acquiring next week.

    Ahead Of Unforeseen Circumstances

    The Eagles made a trade for a receiver that had many asking questions.

    • Is A.J. Browns injury worse than perceived?
    • Do the Eagles have bigger plans coming?
    • What did this mean for Johnny Wilson, Ainias Smith or Darius Cooper?

    Well, one of the receivers in question had their year ended when news broke that Johnny Wilson will be missing the 2025 season due to injury. Making the decision on how many receivers will make the 53 man roster a little easier.

    Now the Eagles can carry 6 receivers without leaving a preseason sensation on waivers or to the practice squad.

    • A.J. Brown
    • DeVonta Smith
    • Jahan Dotson
    • John Metchie III
    • Ainias Smith
    • Darius Cooper

    Are They Done Yet?

    There’s still 5 days until the deadline. And even that hasn’t stopped Howie Roseman & Co. Before. With multiple trades coming right after roster cut downs leaves the Eagles with plenty of last minute options.

    And for a team that still has 13 picks in the 2026 draft. They have more than enough capital to round out the perfect roster on their road to Super Bowl 60. 

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  • Will The Eagles Make Another Move In August? – Philadelphia Sports Nation

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    The Eagles are one of the most active organizations when it comes to making trades.

    Just one month after winning Super Bowl LIX the Eagles made two trades. 

    The first move swapped C.J Gardner-Johnson with Kenyon Green, which also saw the Eagles move up from the 6th round to the 5th round in 2026. However, last week both players were injured and will most likely miss the start of the regular season.

    The other trade (on the same day) was a swap of Quarterbacks. The Eagles acquired pick 164, (used in the trade up to acquire Jihaad Campbell) and Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The price? Super Bowl champion QB Kenny Pickett.

    With a handful of trades up and down throughout the 2025 Draft. The Eagles spent the rest of the spring focused elsewhere.

    Then in June. The Eagles fixed one of their prior free agent errors by sending Bryce Huff to the 49ers for a 2026 conditional 5th round pick. Bringing their total picks in the 2026 draft to 10, with an expectation to receive an additional 3 comp picks.

    Making Moves In August

    The most recent move to add to the Eagles August history is the trade for CB Jakorian Bennett. Adding to the CB2 camp competition between Mac McWilliams, Kelee Ringo and Adoree Jackson.

    A simple player for player swap saw the Eagles add to the secondary, and in return the Raiders added Thomas Booker to their defensive line.

    Below we’ll look at the Eagles history in August, with a whopping 9 trades during the final month of the offseason in the Nick Sirianni era.

    2024

    • 8/22 PHI traded 2025 3rd and two 2025 7ths to WAS for WR Jahan Dotson and a 2025 5th

    2023

    • 8/29 PHI traded a 2025 6th to DEN for TE Albert Okwuegbunam and a 2025 7th

    2022

    • 8/15 PHI traded WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to SEA for S Ugo Amadi
    • 8/24 PHI traded S Ugo Amadi and a 2024 7th to TEN for a 2024 6th
    • 8/30 PHI traded a 2023 5th and two 2024 6ths to NOLA for S C.J. Gardner-Johnson and a 2025 7th
    • 8/31 PHI traded WR Jalen Reagor to MIN for a 2023 7th and a 2025 4th

    2021

    • 8/27 PHI traded a 2022 6th to JAX for QB Gardner Minshew 
    • 8/30 PHI traded OL Matt Pryor and a 2022 7th to IND for a 2022 6th

    With a multitude of trade acquisitions for both starters and depth pieces happening in the month of August. Will the Eagles stay with their current roster? Or is another trade brewing with the 53 man roster deadline less than two weeks away on August 26th?

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