After Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff switched spots for 2021, Carson Wentz, the second overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, is now the third starting quarterback to be traded this off-season. The quarterback is reportedly on his way to Indianapolis in exchange for a conditional 2022 second-round pick and a 2021 third-round pick. The agreement won’t be finalized until March 17, when the 2021 NFL season begins. Wentz’s contract and his benching after Week 13 in 2021 made things as intense as the Eagles had hoped.
According to multiple reports, the quarterback is heintense as the Eagles anticipated.
The 2021 league year is the start of Wentz’s new four-year, $128m contract extension with almost $70m guaranteed. The Eagles absorb a $33m cap hit by trading Wentz before his extension kicks in.
Trade talks had centered on Wentz going to the Chicago Bears or Colts, but he reportedly was averse to Chicago as a landing spot.
