Eagles Trade Jalen Reagor to Minnesota Vikings
The Philadelphia Eagles have traded 2020 first-round pick Jalen Reagor to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2023 seventh-round pick and a 2024 fifth-round pick that can turn into a fourth-rounder if certain statistical benchmarks are met.
We all know the story. Reagor was selected 21st overall by the Eagles in 2020. With the next pick, the Vikings happily selected Justin Jefferson, who has already developed into a superstar receiver. Reagor, meanwhile, had an extremely disappointing rookie season and then was even worse his second year. Perhaps his worst of many notorious moments was when he dropped two game-winning touchdowns on the final drive in a game against the Giants last season. I always felt like this play is when the fan base truly completely turned on him.
With this trade, Reagor gets a much-needed fresh start on a new team, and there should be more snaps available to him in Minnesota than there would have been in Philadelphia. I honestly don’t hate the move for the Vikings as a low cost flier on a highly drafted player for a team with very little at receiver behind Jefferson and Adam Thielen. The Eagles, meanwhile, get value out of someone they were trying to trade for months and frankly just had no use for anymore. I imagine pretty much the entire fanbase will be relieved that he is gone.
Of course, this was not even the biggest trade the Eagles made over the past 48 hours, as they acquired versatile and super confident defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson from the Saints on Tuesday. If you take the four preseason trades that the Eagles made and cancel them out, you can essentially say that they trade J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Jalen Reagor for C.J. Gardner-Johnson. Say what you will about Howie Roseman’s drafting, but that man can sell ice to an eskimo.
On a side note, the Eagles traded JJAW to DK Metcalf’s team, and Jalen Reagor to Justin Jefferson’s team, which is hilarious.
On a second side note, just generally speaking as we approach a week from the regular season starting: I am typically not the “glass half-full” guy when it comes to the Eagles, but barring injury there is just no way this team does not win the NFC East. This roster is loaded.
Photo: The Canadian Press
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