The Eagles have gone from promising to precarious in a hurry.
After a third straight loss, including a rough one against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a different country, Philadelphia is sitting at 2-3 and staring at a stretch that could define the season. The next four games - against the Panthers, Cowboys, Commanders and Giants - give the Eagles a chance to seize control of a wide-open NFC East. They also give them plenty of room to keep sliding toward the Nov. 10 trade deadline as sellers.
That’s the uncomfortable part of this moment. Jeffrey Lurie wants to win.
Howie Roseman wants to win, too, and he said the team still has “high expectations” after trading Cam Jurgens last week. But the goal in Philadelphia has never been to scrape together a division title and call it good.
The standard is bigger than that. If this season keeps heading in the wrong direction, Roseman could start thinking less about patching the present and more about protecting the future.
That would mean listening on players who are nearing the end of their deals and could bring back draft capital for an expensive roster that may need reworking. The Eagles wouldn’t move anyone just to make a move, of course.
Any deal would need to make sense. If a player is already on track to net a third-round compensatory pick, flipping him for a fourth-rounder would be a wasted exercise.
Still, if the losses keep piling up, these are the names that could come into play.
Moro Ojomo looks like the kind of player contenders call about. He has become one of the best young defensive tackles in the NFL, but free agency is looming after this season and the Eagles have already committed major money to Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis. Keeping Ojomo may not be realistic, so a second-round pick - or a third and a fourth - could be the kind of return that makes sense.
Riq Woolen is in a different spot, but the logic is similar. He signed a one-year deal after being overlooked in free agency, and he’s done enough to set himself up for a real payday. Philadelphia, though, plans to sign Quinyon Mitchell and Cooper DeJean long-term, which makes it hard to see Woolen fitting into the future.
Landon Dickerson also belongs on the list. The Ravens were so eager for Jurgens’ 2025 tape that they still sent the Eagles a second-round pick, and if Dickerson returns from IR and plays better than he did in Week 1, another team in need of line help could make a move. His contract was amended, too, with the 2028 season shaved off.
Nolan Smith is in a more complicated spot because of the money attached to his future. The Eagles traded for Jonathan Greenard in April and then gave him a lucrative extension, and if it comes down to choosing between Smith and Jalyx Hunt, Smith may not be the one they prioritize. He is under contract through 2028, and his fifth-year option means he is due $13.7 million next season.
Then there’s Dallas Goedert, who might be the most obvious name of the bunch. Roseman traded Zach Ertz to the Cardinals in 2021 to clear the runway for Goedert, but now Goedert is turning 32 and headed for free agency after this season. Second-round rookie Eli Stowers is not ready to take over, yet that doesn’t change the larger question: if the season keeps spiraling, should the Eagles cash him in now and let Stowers learn on the fly?
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