Sweet home in Chicago?
Not if Carson Wentz gets what he wants.
The Philadelphia Eagles are buying the 28-year-old quarterback and have been linked to the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts in rumored negotiations.
Albert Breer from SI appeared on Colin Cowherd’s podcast on Monday to explain how things are going. By NBC Sports Philadelphia:
“I think Chicago is the favorite … and I know there’s a feeling inside that building by Ryan Pace, the coaching staff, Matt Nagy, John DeFilippo […] they believe, mechanically, that they can fix it. … I think the problem now, Colin, is where Carson Wentz wants to go. I think it was pretty clear that he preferred to go to Indianapolis, and I think part of that now, for the Eagles, is: ‘Okay, if our best return now is Chicago over Indy, then we need to convince Carson Wentz, this is the only place where you’re going, buddy, and you need to get excited and accept that, and realize that the Bears are going to give you a good chance. ‘I think it’s pretty clear at this point that the Bears pushed harder than the Colts to get Carson Wentz. … I think the Bears would at least like to know that Carson Wentz is on board before pulling the trigger for a deal. “
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Tony Pauline, of the Pro Football Network, reported last week that “Sources tell me that the Chicago Bears are currently the main candidates for getting Wentz into a deal. However, don’t despise the Indianapolis Colts or San Francisco 49ers. “
His report came a day after Philadelphia legend Ron Jaworski said the Colts had made the best bid for Wentz so far. This offer, according to Jaworski, was two second-round choices “and maybe a third or fourth (round choice) later on.”
As Mike Kaye of NJ Advance Media reported a week ago, the Colts asked for additional compensation – a player, players or choices – along with Wentz to get closer to the Eagles’ demands, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations, whom he went to. anonymity is granted. That person said that another undisclosed Eagles player was mentioned in the discussions.
There is also a feeling that the Bears are getting impatient, another person with knowledge of the commercial market told Kaye. According to the person, the Bears believe that the eagles overestimated Wentz.
(Mike Kaye of NJ Advance Media contributed to this report.)
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