The Eagles’ season is already tilting toward the sell-off window, but a new report has added an odd wrinkle to the picture. After Philadelphia dropped its second Monday Night Football game of the year, this time at home to the Dallas Cowboys, the team fell to 2-5 and extended its losing streak to five straight.
That kind of slide usually points in one direction: move pieces before the trade deadline and make the most of players on expiring contracts. Instead, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported that Philadelphia was among the teams with interest in Indianapolis Colts Pro Bowl offensive guard Quenton Nelson, who was ultimately traded to the Seattle Seahawks.
“The Packers, Bears and Eagles were among teams that showed varying levels of interest in Quenton Nelson, per source,” Fowler reports. “His market was strong.”
The Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Eagles were the teams tied to Nelson in this report and in his final landing spot. The interest from Seattle, Green Bay and Chicago tracks a bit more cleanly, since those are teams with realistic playoff hopes. Philadelphia, by contrast, is moving in the other direction.
That’s what makes the report so surprising. For the Eagles, buying right now would be hard to square with where the roster stands. Jalen Hurts is down for the year, Lane Johnson retired, the defense has been a major disappointment, and injuries have piled up.
In another season, a link to Nelson might have been easy enough to understand. This one feels different. The 2026 Eagles should be thinking about selling, not adding more talent to try to rescue a season that is already slipping away.
Still, Fowler’s report suggests Philadelphia had at least some level of interest, which leaves a strange impression heading into the 2026 trade deadline. Roseman and the Eagles should be sellers, but this is a sign that they may have been looking to buy instead.
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