The Ravens found their answer at center, and the price was hefty.
Baltimore sent a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick, the teams announced. With injuries piling up at the position, the Ravens needed help badly, and they landed a player who has already built a strong resume in the league.
Jurgens entered the NFL as a 2022 second-round pick and spent the last four and a half years with the Eagles. In that span, he made two Pro Bowls and was part of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LIX run. He also signed a four-year, $68 million extension with the Eagles in 2025 before being dealt to Baltimore.
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta praised the move, telling Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, “Cam is a player we have long admired going all the way back to the draft process. He’s a young foundational piece along our offensive line-a great scheme and cultural fit who will contribute quickly in Baltimore. We are confident that Cam will significantly impact our team and community.”
For Baltimore, the need at center had become impossible to ignore. Tyler Linderbaum left for the Raiders in free agency, and the Ravens tried to patch the spot by bringing in veterans Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic.
All three are now on injured reserve. After missing on a center in the draft and watching those additions go down, the Ravens chose to swing big for Jurgens.
That makes this a clear short-term win for Baltimore. Jurgens is a two-time Pro Bowler, and because he already has his second contract, the Ravens could get more than a one-year fix here.
The trade also comes with a downside, though: Baltimore gave up significant draft capital to make it happen. If the Ravens had re-signed Linderbaum sooner, used the fifth-year option, or landed one of the top centers in the draft, they might have avoided paying such a steep cost.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, moved Jurgens after trying to use him at guard earlier this season when Landon Dickerson was hurt. The shift has not gone smoothly.
Over the last three weeks, Jurgens has allowed 18 pressures, which is tied for the second-most among interior offensive linemen, according to Next Gen Stats. That has been part of the reason Jalen Hurts has been pressured on 43.5% of his dropbacks, tied for the third-highest rate in the league.
With Dickerson still on injured reserve, the Eagles are expected to turn to Willie Lampkin at left guard for now. Lampkin went undrafted out of North Carolina in 2025 and joined Philadelphia later that summer in August. He has not made his first start yet, but according to SI’s Albert Breer and EJ Smith of PHLY Sports, there is optimism around him inside the building.
The Eagles had been encouraged by the development of both Drew Kendall and Willie Lampkin over the summer, and now both are in line to play. The projected group is Jordan Mailata at left tackle, Willie Lampkin at left guard, Drew Kendall at center, Tyler Steen at right guard and Markel Bell at right tackle.
From Philadelphia’s side, the logic is pretty clean: Jurgens wasn’t settling in at guard, so they flipped him and pulled in multiple picks, including a 2028 second-rounder. That return gives the Eagles more ammunition to keep reshaping the roster, and it adds to a growing stockpile.
Between the A.J. Brown trade and this one, Philadelphia now holds two first-round and two second-round picks in the 2028 draft.
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