Carson Wentz appears to be the next star defender who can be traded in the coming days, with the Philadelphia Eagles trying to leave his choice in second place.
Former Eagles running back Brian Westbrook said in an appearance on FOX Sports’ “First Things First” program on Tuesday that it looked like Wentz “pushed” the organization “completely into a corner”.
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“He didn’t make any public comments since his bench at the beginning of the season, he didn’t make any public comments when Nick Sirianni was appointed head coach, and now you must ask yourself if there is a bigger problem,” the former star said on the show .
Part of the problem, said Westbrook, was how the Eagles draft was going.
In 2020, the Eagles chose Jalen Reagor over Justin Jefferson in the first round. In 2019, the Eagles took Andre Dillard over Marquise Brown and Josh Jacobs.
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Some of the choices from Philadelphia’s last round in the past five years were also unchallenged.
“[Eagles’ GM] Howie Roseman is responsible for recruiting guys and putting better players around Carson Wentz. You can say what you want, there just wasn’t a lot of talent that worked for them until the draft, “said Westbrook.” And then you have to mention that Jalen Hurts was chosen in the second round last year, something that apparently pushed Carson Wentz to the limit. “
Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts are rumored to be among the main contenders for Wentz.
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Wentz had 2,620 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes and 15 league leading interceptions in 12 games in 2020. He was replaced by Jalen Hurts at some points during the season.