With the 2026 NFL trade deadline looming, the Eagles have some decisions to make after Week 8 against the Commanders. The basic test is simple: does the player fit Philadelphia’s long-term plans, and would another team actually pay for him? If the answer points toward an exit, the Eagles could move quickly.
Riq Woolen looks like the clearest candidate to go. That’s not a knock on his play so much as a reflection of where the Eagles are headed financially.
Philadelphia will likely need to pay big money for extensions for Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, and that makes it hard to imagine Woolen getting a competitive deal of his own. If free agency is probably where this ends anyway, the Eagles may prefer to get something back now instead of letting him leave for nothing.
The timing matters, too. If the Eagles were firmly in contender mode, a starting cornerback who hasn’t been bad would be a tougher sell.
But with the team having to look ahead, flipping Woolen for draft capital starts to make sense. Jeremy Fowler and Matt Bowen of ESPN gave Woolen a 35% chance of being moved before the deadline.
Landon Dickerson belongs in the same conversation, though his situation is murkier. When he was asked earlier this month about his long-term future in Philadelphia, he answered in a way that left room for interpretation. That alone is enough to keep him on the radar.
The Eagles already dealt away one constant on the offensive line this season in Cam Jurgens, and Dickerson could be the next domino. He has appeared in only two games this season because of injury, and if Philadelphia decides to lean into a reset up front during a down year, moving the Super Bowl-champion guard for draft assets would fit that approach.
Hollywood Brown rounds out the group. His Week 7 line against the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football - two catches for 30 yards - summed up how little he has mattered in the offense. He was on the field that night only because the Eagles were missing DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks.
Brown simply doesn’t appear to have a real role in Philadelphia’s attack, which makes a return in free agency look unlikely. That’s why the Eagles could be better off trying to squeeze out some value before the deadline.
He posted 587 receiving yards and five TDs with the Chiefs last season, so there’s still something there for another contender to chase. A late-round pick could be enough to get a deal done.
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