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Sitting at 2-7, the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to be sellers before the trade deadline on Tuesday.
The Eagles already traded Cam Jurgens to the Baltimore Ravens for a 2027 5th-round pick and a 2028 2nd-round pick. Moro Ojomo, Riq Woolen, Dallas Goedert, Landon Dickerson, Nolan Smith Jr. and Hollywood Brown are Philadelphia players to keep an eye on before the deadline passes.
Per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer, the Eagles are not expected to trade Ojomo. Philadelphia would like to re-sign him. If that's the case, the Eagles could make a surprise move at some point in the future, trading away Jalen Carter.
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"The Eagles’ reluctance to deal Moro Ojomo, and buzz that they want to eventually sign him long term, has people in the league wondering if they’d eventually trade Jalen Carter," Breer wrote. "At this point, it’s just speculation. But there’s good logic there, too (they’re already paying two guys, Carter and Jordan Davis, at Ojomo’s position)."
Ojomo and Carter both came to the Eagles in the 2023 draft class. The Eagles traded up to land Carter with the No. 9 pick. Philadelphia took Ojomo in the seventh round.
In April, Carter signed a four-year contract extension worth $152 million. That salary would make it hard to justify signing and keeping Ojomo long-term.
Through nine games, Carter has 25 tackles, five sacks, and four forced fumbles. The defensive tackle market has been robust in recent weeks, with the San Francisco 49ers trading with the Indianapolis Colts for DeForest Buckner. The Tennessee Titans received two first-round picks and a 2027 fourth-round pick from the Chicago Bears for Jeffery Simmons.
The Eagles’ salary cap issues are well documented. Maybe trading away Carter and signing Ojomo on a hometown discount would be the savvy move here by general manager Howie Roseman.
It'll be interesting to see if the Eagles would try and deal Carter before the trade deadline or wait until the offseason. For a team that could be looking for a quarterback in the 2027 draft, trading Carter could give Philadelphia the capital they need to ensure it gets the quarterback the franchise believes in.
With that being said, it would be hard to replace what Carter does for the defensive line. Ojomo has 10 tackles but no sacks this season.
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