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Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz and coach Doug Pederson did not speak for a long time during the final stages of the 2020 NFL season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter described the situation during an appearance on Friday in 97.5 The Fanatic.
“A lot of things went wrong,” said Schefter. “We have the team that is preparing Jalen Hurts. We have Carson feeling rejected for that. We have the team trying to reassure him. Carson will not get over it. We have Carson fighting. We have Carson and Doug not talking for weeks on end during the season, where the head coach and quarterback don’t talk for eight, nine, ten weeks. “
It’s a revelation that comes after the Eagles reached an agreement on Thursday replacement He went to the Indianapolis Colts for a third round pick in 2021 and a conditional second round selection in 2022 that could become a first round based on the defender’s playing time or the team going into the playoffs.
The deal will end when the new year of the NFL league begins on March 17.
Pederson, who led Philadelphia to the Super Bowl LII title at the end of the 2017 season, was fired in January after the club recorded a disappointing 4-11-1 record in 2020.
Wentz did not like being cast for Hurts in early December, a decision that lasted until the end of the regular season.
“Obviously, this is frustrating as a competitor,” Wentz told reporters after he was replaced by Hurts during a week 13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. “I want to be the guy out there. At the end of the day, we lose. As a team, we lose and that’s what frustrates me the most.”
Based on Schefter’s comments, it seems that the silence between the 2017 Pro Bowl team and his coach started before that decision was made.
It now appears that the Eagles are prepared to move on with Hurts as a starter for 2021, although it is possible that they could play it out in a free agency or in the draft.
Meanwhile, Wentz will meet with former Philadelphia offensive coordinator Frank Reich, who left to become the Colts’ head coach in 2018.
He is set to replace Philip Rivers, the former Los Angeles Chargers caller who joined Indy in 2020, leading the team to an 11-5 record and a playoff spot before retiring.
The Colts expect Wentz, who played 81 touchdowns in 40 games between 2017 and 2019, to return to form after posting a low passer rating in his career of 72.8 in 2020.