Sources – Philadelphia Eagles left QB Carson Wentz for Indianapolis Colts for two draft choices

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to replace star quarterback Carson Wentz with Indianapolis Colts for a third round choice in 2021 and a second round conditional choice in 2022, which could turn into a first round choice, league sources told ESPN.

The Eagles will receive the 85th overall choice in this year’s draft, and the second conditional round could become a choice in the first round based on Wentz’s playing time, according to sources. Wentz needs to play at least 75% of the Colts’ offensive strokes in order for the 2022 conditional choice to be passed on to a player in the first round, according to sources.

The choice can also become a first round if Wentz plays at least 70% of the snaps and the Colts reach the playoffs. But the worst choice of 2022 could be a second round, which means that the Eagles are guaranteed to get two value choices for the previous general selection No. 2 in the 2016 draft.

The Eagles and Colts have spent much of the past two weeks trying to finalize the deal, which cannot be officially processed until the new NFL year begins on March 17.

The Eagles will have a dead limit of $ 33.8 million – the biggest dead limit hit any team has ever had for a player – while the Colts will assume the balance of the $ 128 million Wentz extension, including the guaranteed list bonus of $ 10 million due on March 19.

Each team leaves with what it wanted on all fronts: Wentz will meet Colts coach Frank Reich, his former offensive coordinator in Philadelphia, and help fill the void left by Philip Rivers’ retirement, while the Eagles are likely to will return to Jalen Dói, although they also intend to bring him a competition. The Eagles’ initial work is not expected to be automatically Hurts.

Trading Wentz marks the end of an unexpected chapter and year with the Eagles. Wentz went from being a former MVP candidate to supporting Hurts – a newcomer to the second round in 2020 – while his relationship with former Eagles coach Doug Pederson disintegrated.

Wentz wanted to leave Philadelphia – despite the fact that the Eagles hired former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni as their new coach.

Thursday’s big hit also continues an already tumultuous off-season for defenders.

Less than three weeks after the Los Angeles Rams left Jared Goff, former No. 1 general in the 2016 draft, for the Detroit Lions with fellow quarterback Matthew Stafford, the Eagles have now left former No. 2 general of the same project for the Colts .