In 33 games with Wentz, he has caught 143 of 249 passes (57.4%) for 1,754 yards (7.0 yards per target) and 17 touchdowns. Elite players are going to market value regardless of the environment.\u201D“In these uncertain financial times, would you want to take that $10 million dollar risk on a guy like Alshon right now?” said Schefter. The Eagles attempted to trade wide receiver Alshon Jeffery last season, according to Inquirer.com’s Jeff McLane. If they traded … Veteran wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, whose 2020 status has been up in the air for what seems like ever, could finally be on the move later this week, according to NBC Sports NFL Insider Peter King. One thing seems certain: The Eagles will expend a high draft pick on a receiver later this month.Roseman and the Eagles have traditionally been one of the NFL’s more fiscally efficient teams, but Jeffery’s contract is likely one they would like to have back. It was a step down from his 65 catches for 843 yards and six touchdowns in 2018 and his 11.4 yards per catch average last year marks a career low.If that happens and Jeffery becomes a free agent, Hughes writes that it “shouldnât take long before the Jets make a call.” Because of offset language in his contract, any team will be able to sign Jeffery for the league minimum should he reach the open market. All rights reservedOne team source even noted that Jeffery jokingly-but-meaningfully told Howie Roseman himself that he dropped the ball by not trading for Jalen Ramsey, which of course was one of Jeffery's gripes to Anderson. But his season would end a week later.It didn’t take long before Howie Roseman realized that he had made a mistake when he guaranteed Alshon Jeffery’s salary for 2020 just before last season.Roseman has done the seemingly impossible before, but a trade is nearly unmanageable until Jeffery is healthy, which might not be until September in a best-case scenario.Two weeks ago, Roseman spoke as if Jeffery would return this coming season.“So he’s not living in a bubble.”After 11 games, however, they gave Jeffery a four-year, $52.25 million extension, with $27.25 million guaranteed.
Jeffery’s stint on the trade block came shortly after … “Alshon’s got to get healthy. That’s the No. It’s a step down from his 65 catches for 843 yards and six touchdowns in 2018 and the 11.4 yards per catch average marks a career low.
Any team trading for Jeffery would be acquiring a slow, recently injured receiver who has anonymously bashed his quarterback (no matter how innocently it might be framed) in each of the last two seasons. In 2019, the impressive plays just weren't there, and he looked slower than usual. The contract restructure assured the Eagles’ commitment beyond 2019 but also provided salary-cap space in case they traded for a high-priced player.Jeffery, aware at the time that he was potential trade bait, denied that he was behind the quotes. TIM TAI / Staff Photographer . The next question is...If the Eagles could have cut Jeffery without penalty, he would already be gone. 1 priority for us and for him. 45 for the Eagles like Pro Bowl long snapper Rick LovatoIt\u2019s foolish to blame the Eagles\u2019 general manager for not possessing a crystal ball that would have allowed him to see Jeffery dialing Josina Anderson or another tick of stopwatch speed being lost to Father Time by a receiver whose game wasn\u2019t based on speed.Some have real value like Washington left tackle Trent Williams and Jacksonville edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue and others, like Eagles\u2019 injured receiver Alshon Jeffery, are essentially NBA-like salary dumps.The complication for the Eagles is that Jeffery is no longer elite - and injured on top of that - but he's still being paid like he is.\u201CToo soon to make that assumption,\u201D Corry said via direct message. Elite players are going to market value regardless of the environment.”Sometimes evaluations just aren’t correct and the Eagles believed Jeffery would be a key part of their offense through the 2020 season before the need to move on would arise. While Jeffery remains available to other teams, per league sources, the GM knows that the combination of salary, injury and performance makes a trade unlikely.