The Eagles have a bye in Week 9 but Howie Roseman and the front office will be extra busy as we approach the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Roseman is notoriously thorough in checking around the league
to know which players are available and will always make moves to add talent to the roster.
As we get closer to the deadline, the Eagles have already made one trade — bringing in CB Michael Carter II and sending the Jets WR John Metchie III — and are rumored to be in the mix for some others.
Rumors are just that, but there is definitely some depth concerns with the current Eagles roster, and this will be the last opportunity to add some help for the second-half of the season. Multiple reports suggest Howie is specifically looking for edge rushers, which isn’t really a surprise given the injuries to the position.
Here are some of the Eagles-related rumors approaching the deadline:
- Nov. 1: Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported that the Eagles have called the Jets about Jermaine Johnson.
- “The Eagles need an edge rusher and asked the Jets about Jermaine Johnson. It makes sense, considering former Jets GM Joe Douglas drafted him in New York and is now Philly’s senior personnel director. However, New York has held a high asking price of a second-round pick or better.”
- Russini also noted the Eagles’ interest in Jaelan Phillips and poured cold water on the idea of Myles Garrett being traded.
- Oct. 31: “The Eagles are a team to watch with Jaelen Phillips,” according to NFL Insider Albert Breer:
- “Phillips, still only 26 and in a contract year, might be the one with the most value, despite losing chunks of the past three years to serious injuries. The Eagles are a team to watch, with the question being how far Philly would go to get him (sounds like it’d cost at least a third-rounder).”
- Oct. 30: “Howie Roseman and the Eagles are super hot after Myles Garrett.”
- “The likelihood is that Garrett won’t be moved. But it’s not impossible. And so where the “So you’re telling me there’s a chance?” meme from Dumb and Dumber applies, we all know Roseman is going to effort to acquire a truly special talent.“
