Given how this season has unfolded, the Eagles may not be in the market for help so much as a way to cash in on players who no longer look like part of the long-term picture. With the NFL trade deadline set for Tuesday, Nov. 10, Philadelphia still has three games left to shape that decision, starting with Monday night’s matchup against the rival Cowboys in Week 7.
A flat showing against Dallas could go a long way toward pushing a few names onto the trade block.
Hollywood Brown has done almost nothing through six weeks of the 2026 season. He has played in only one game for Philadelphia and has yet to record a catch.
Still, the Cowboys game might be his best chance to change the conversation. The Eagles will be without DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, which leaves backup quarterback Tanner McKee leaning on the rest of the receiver group, Brown included.
If Brown can’t carve out much of a role in a game where Philadelphia badly needs help at receiver, that says plenty about where he stands. He was already a logical trade candidate, and another quiet night would only make that more obvious.
The same idea applies to Elijah Moore. He has also been a non-factor in Philadelphia, appearing in four games and producing just one catch for four yards.
With Smith and Wicks out, Moore should see more chances against Dallas, just like Brown. If he fails to turn those opportunities into anything meaningful, there’s little reason for the Eagles not to explore a move before the deadline. If he does show something, though, Philadelphia might decide he’s worth keeping around for the rest of the season.
Tariq Woolen enters the discussion from a different angle. He won a ring as a cornerback for the Seahawks last season, and when the Eagles signed him to a one-year deal in free agency, the expectation was that he could fill a similar kind of role in Philadelphia.
But with the Eagles apparently not headed for a Super Bowl run this year, Woolen could become a useful trade chip. If the team doesn’t see him as someone it’s likely to bring back in free agency next year, moving him now would at least give Philadelphia a chance to get something back before the deadline passes.
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