Barely two days after future Hall of Famer Lane Johnson retired citing mental health reasons, the Philadelphia Eagles traded center Cam Jurgens to the Ravens, netting a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick in return for Jurgens and a seventh-round selection. If you’re an Eagles fan, this is a gut punch, coming on the heels of a week that saw the team blow a 10-point lead against the Rams with under five minutes left to play, and get completely blown out by a Bears team starting 38-year-old third-string quarterback Case Keenum. The message is loud and clear: Philly is in full-scale rebuild mode, and nobody in the City of Brotherly Love is ready for this.
From Super Bowl LIX to Trading Away Stars in Twenty Months
Man, it felt like just yesterday the Eagles were on top of the football world. Just twenty months ago, they annihilated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX. Jalen Hurts was the Super Bowl MVP, A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were catching touchdown passes, Saquon Barkley had run for over 2,000 yards on the season, and their offensive line was the best of the best. The defense? Loaded with young talent. It felt like it could last forever, right? Well, it didn’t.
The costs of winning hit hard. Coaches and players left, and even though the 2025 Eagles still made the playoffs, something was definitely off. New offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo was fired after just one season. A.J. Brown got unhappy in his role and ended up traded to the Patriots. Hurts was up-and-down, and Barkley, along with that once-elite offensive line, fell off considerably. They say the end comes slowly and then all at once, and for the Eagles, that looks absolutely true right now. With Johnson retiring and Jurgens shipped out, the offensive line, a longtime strength, is in shambles. Offensive line guru Jeff Stoutland left this offseason, Landon Dickerson’s been hurt, and now two more key pieces are gone. It’s a brutal fall from grace for a franchise that looked invincible so recently.
Dallas Goedert and What’s Left for the Eagles Rebuild
With the Eagles clearly turning over a new leaf, there could be even more moves coming before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. They’ve already made some serious noise, and they’ve got two first-round and two second-round picks in 2028, showing they’re focused entirely on the future. Last week, Joey Porter Jr. was traded to the Cowboys, and now Jurgens is off to Baltimore.
So, who’s next on the chopping block? All eyes are on tight end Dallas Goedert. It’s hard to imagine the Eagles without him, especially after he tested free agency this offseason before signing a one-year, $7 million deal to return. He’s a free agent again in 2027, and with two touchdowns in Week 1, he’s showing he’s still got it. If Philly is truly tearing it all down, Goedert is a valuable piece they could move to accumulate even more future draft capital. The Nov. 10 trade deadline is just over a month away, and with the Eagles already having two first-round and two second-round picks in 2028, it feels like only a matter of time until more names join Jurgens and Porter Jr. on the trade block. Is Dallas Goedert next to go? Philly fans will be watching closely to see who else gets moved as this rebuild takes shape.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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