Look at Options: Three Potential Trade Suitors for Alshon Jeffery
A guy who seemed like he’d be Carson Wentz’s go-to guy for years to come, Alshon Jeffery’s welcome in this city quickly wore out.
After an impressive 2017 season, the 30-year-old wideout was signed to a 4-year extension for $52 million. At the time, Jeffery was playing like a true number 1 wide receiver; he went for 69 catches, 1,008 yards, and 12 touchdowns during the Eagles’ entire Super Bowl run.
Now, he’s coming off of a severe foot injury in a season where he recorded the lowest output of his career since his rookie year, and he’s facing massive criticism for throwing Carson Wentz under the bus multiple times. The sanest response to this entire scenario would be to get rid of him, but he’s due about $26 million between this year and next that the Eagles would have to eat in dead cap in order to cut him.
The new CBA allows for that dead cap to be spread across the remaining two years of his contract, ($16.7 million in 2020 and $9.3 million in 2021), but if the Eagles are able to trade him for just about anything, it would help both the cap space and the team chemistry.
Still, which team in their right mind could possibly want an aging, injury-riddled wide receiver?
Los Angeles Rams
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Before the offseason, the Rams would’ve never been on the radar. But with major salaries being dumped and Brandin Cooks being traded, LA could be a potential destination for Jeffery.
Right now, the Rams still have Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods in their receiver depth chart, but neither are true number 1 receivers, and Los Angeles lacks a first-round pick to replace Cooks, thus making a case for Jeffery being shipped out West.
Jacksonville Jaguars
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For a team that’s been in search of a receiver for years, the Jaguars would be the most logical choice. Although D.J. Chark broke out into the scene pretty well last year, their offense still lacks a lot of firepower at the receiver position.
Not to mention the fact that a young quarterback like Gardner Minshew could tremendously benefit from a veteran wide receiver.
Chicago Bears
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Before the Eagles’ playoff game against the Bears in 2019, Jeffery said that Chicago was only where he was “for work”. Still, it doesn’t sound like he has anything against the city or franchise. And now that Nick Foles is a Bear, it should certainly sweeten the pot.
Sending Jeffery back to his old stomping ground would be win-win for all parties involved; the Bears can improve an incredibly mediocre offense, Jeffery gets reunited with the Super Bowl MVP, and the Eagles finally get rid of a locker room cancer.
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