It appears Jalen Reagor is back in trade rumors. After they cropped up during the spring, rumblings of the former first-round pick being moved out of Philadelphia quieted. But teams are again looking into the third-year wide receiver.
Two teams have called Eagles GM Howie Roseman about Reagor in recent days, per InsidetheBirds.com’s Geoff Mosher, who adds one AFC squad has done so along with an NFC team. Roseman backed Reagor in a post-draft statement this year, but the former TCU standout has not yet justified his lofty draft slot (No. 21 overall). That has helped prompt the Eagles to devote significant resources to the receiver position in both the 2021 and ’22 offseasons.
That said, Reagor is believed to be ticketed for the No. 4 receiver role in Philly. A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Quez Watkins are ahead of the TCU product, but the Eagles also signed Zach Pascal. While the former Nick Sirianni Colts charge may be behind Reagor at this point, Pascal could surely step in as the Eagles’ top backup wideout. He played that role extensively in Indianapolis, a team that has experienced consistent injuries at the receiver position in recent years.
Given a one-year, $1.5MM deal this offseason, with all of that money being guaranteed, Pascal played under Sirianni from 2018-20 in Indy. The 6-foot-2 pass catcher started 44 games with the Colts over the past four seasons. With T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell battling extensive injury issues during Pascal’s tenure, the Old Dominion alum eclipsed 600 receiving yards in both 2019 and 2020. He was not as productive during the Colts’ Carson Wentz season, catching 38 passes for 384 yards, leading to a modest market.
Reagor, 23, has two years remaining on his rookie contract. That deal could be extended through 2024, but a fifth-year option being exercised seems highly unlikely at this point. The Eagles shifted to a run-oriented attack last season, but they have not been able to count on their highly drafted 5-11 wideout in either of his two campaigns. In 17 games last year, Reagor caught 33 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns.
The Eagles would not get back anything close to a first-round pick for Reagor, who was a preference of Roseman and the team’s coaching staff at the time. During the 2020 draft, Eagles scouts are believed to have preferred Justin Jefferson. A different coaching staff, however, is in place now. A Reagor connection would seem to exist in the AFC, with Doug Pederson now guiding the Jaguars. The Eagles have already traded one underperforming wideout/tight end, dealing J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seahawks. A similar move may be on the radar.
But without Arcega-Whiteside and Reagor, who will Eagles fans blame for all of life’s problems?
that’ll be our coach’s role next
HC and QB will always be solid bets.
Agholor
SELLSELLSELLSELL
It still blows my mind thinking about that draft and Minnesota’s management laughing out loud and giving each other high fives when Philadelphia selected Reagor. Minnesota then picked Justin Jefferson like a millisecond later.
It was a surreal moment.
High bid so far is a bag of kicking balls…can someone top that? Can we get a new Juggs machine? Maybe a half dozen new headsets to replace the broken units? OK, some coupons to Dunkin?
Can we complete a trade with a USFL team? Two of their teams thought he could help them.
The Packers are on line 2, and I’m pretty sure you could get the headsets AND Dunkin coupons even if you don’t play your cards right.
Packers got Fulgam. He and Reagor can let Rodgers and co in on the vaunted Eagles aerial attack!
The Bears should try again with another future 7th.
Teams are certainly calling on him. XFL and some USFL teams…
Hard to believe they chose him over jet..