NFL trade deadline offers: proposal for players who could get dealt in 2020; Bill Barnwell Edition
Philadelphia Eagles get: S Bradley McDougald
New York Jets get: WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, 2021 seventh-round pick
Whatever the Eagles had planned at safety isn't working. Jalen Mills converted to the position over the offseason after they moved on from Malcolm Jenkins, but the team has moved him back to cornerback as a result of injuries. The Eagles have tried rookie K'Von Wallace and special-teamer Marcus Epps in expanded roles -- and Will Parks will get a shot as the former Broncos safety returns from injured reserve -- but they badly need a starting-caliber safety. McDougald is in the final year of his deal, and he would only cost the Eagles a little under $3 million; you have to figure that the former Seahawks starter would love to get out of a dead-end situation in New York.
Jets general manager Joe Douglas was a member of the Philadelphia organization as recently as the 2019 draft, when the Eagles used a second-round pick on Arcega-Whiteside. Despite the Eagles crying out for receiving help in 2019 and 2020 as a result of injuries, Arcega-Whiteside has been wildly disappointing. While the Stanford product had a 37-yard catch against the Steelers on Sunday, he has just 11 receptions across 20 career games. The 23-year-old blamed nagging injuries for his subpar rookie season, but it's becoming clear the Eagles don't have much faith in him. The Jets are desperate for weapons, and taking a flier on a player Douglas scouted closely might allow them to buy low on a big target.
Philadelphia Eagles get: S Bradley McDougald
New York Jets get: WR J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, 2021 seventh-round pick
Whatever the Eagles had planned at safety isn't working. Jalen Mills converted to the position over the offseason after they moved on from Malcolm Jenkins, but the team has moved him back to cornerback as a result of injuries. The Eagles have tried rookie K'Von Wallace and special-teamer Marcus Epps in expanded roles -- and Will Parks will get a shot as the former Broncos safety returns from injured reserve -- but they badly need a starting-caliber safety. McDougald is in the final year of his deal, and he would only cost the Eagles a little under $3 million; you have to figure that the former Seahawks starter would love to get out of a dead-end situation in New York.
Jets general manager Joe Douglas was a member of the Philadelphia organization as recently as the 2019 draft, when the Eagles used a second-round pick on Arcega-Whiteside. Despite the Eagles crying out for receiving help in 2019 and 2020 as a result of injuries, Arcega-Whiteside has been wildly disappointing. While the Stanford product had a 37-yard catch against the Steelers on Sunday, he has just 11 receptions across 20 career games. The 23-year-old blamed nagging injuries for his subpar rookie season, but it's becoming clear the Eagles don't have much faith in him. The Jets are desperate for weapons, and taking a flier on a player Douglas scouted closely might allow them to buy low on a big target.
