The Jacksonville Jaguars are in no mood to wait around.
At 5-2, they’re starting to pull away in the AFC South, and the bigger picture is obvious: this is a team with a real Super Bowl window in 2026. Jacksonville hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2022 season, when it beat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30 in the AFC Wild Card Round, and it hasn’t reached the AFC Championship Game since 2017. This group looks determined to push harder now.
That urgency has sparked talk of a major trade, and the names being floated are eye-opening.
A new report says the Jaguars are trying to work something out with the Philadelphia Eagles, with defensive tackle Jalen Carter and Panthers defensive lineman Derrick Brown mentioned in the discussion. The Eagles, meanwhile, are 2-6 and have dropped six straight, leaving them at the bottom of the NFC East while dealing with life without Jalen Hurts. With Hurts’ future clouded by his blood clots, Philadelphia could be headed toward seller territory at the deadline.
Brown would bring a different kind of profile. The Panthers may be in first place, but they’re still below .500, and the idea is that extra draft capital could help them. Brown has played in seven games and has posted 21 total tackles, five passes defended, and no sacks.
Carter is the bigger swing. Philadelphia signed him to a record-breaking four-year, $152 million extension before the season, and he has been productive through seven games with 23 total tackles, four sacks, 5.5 stuffs, three forced fumbles, and three pass defenses.
If Jacksonville somehow lands either one, the rest of the AFC might want to start paying very close attention.
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