If you’re a fan of weird NFL transactions, you’ll like this one. ESPN’s Field Yates reports (via Twitter) that Eagles wideout Marquise Goodwin has reverted back to the 49ers, per the terms of the trade the teams completed last year.
However, it doesn’t sound like the veteran receiver’s second stint in San Francisco is going to last all that long. Yates notes that Goodwin is unlikely to fit into the 49ers’ plans at wide receiver, opining that this is merely “a procedural move.”
Following four seasons in Buffalo, Goodwin joined the 49ers back in 2017. He proceeded to have a breakout campaign for his new squad, hauling in 56 receptions for 962 yards and two touchdowns. However, the receiver didn’t come close to matching that production between the 2018 and 2019 seasons, compiling 605 yards from scrimmage and five scores in 20 games (14 starts).
Goodwin was dealt to the Eagles last April in a deal that saw the 49ers and Eagles swap sixth-round picks. The 30-year-old ultimately declared as an opt-out for the 2020 season, and his tenure in Philly ends without him taking the field for his new squad.
Reverts back. Seriously? SMH. Irregardless of crappy English I’ll continue reading
I see what you did there
Reverting back to the department of redundancy dept
welcome back quise!
Guess he read, “Headlines” lol did not get into the story. Haha people are so funny.
Since this article is as clear as mud, I found this:
“In a strange transaction on Tuesday, the veteran receiver who opted out of the 2020 season reverted back to the 49ers. The official transaction wire says the trade reverted “per trade terms,” so apparently a condition of the trade from last April was not met, which led to today’s news.
With Goodwin reverting back to the Niners, the Eagles will also shed his $4.28 million cap hit for the 2021 season.
And now with Goodwin’s cap hit gone, the Eagles are now officially salary cap compliant for the start of the new league year on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, according to a league source.”
The Eagles were around $17.2 million over their adjusted cap figure a few days ago but that was before the Brandon Brooks restructure, the Brandon Graham extension and now Goodwin’s reverting.
The Eagles are going to get back a seventh-round draft pick, according to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.
Good reporting if true.
Best part is shedding the cap hit.
What an absolute waste of time and money for the Eagles was signing this man