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Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/27/24.
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Six trade proposals, including Myles Garrett, plus: Healthy star returns for Rams-Vikings - The Athletic
Eagles acquire DE Maxx Crosby, sending the Raiders a 2025 first, fourth and fifth-round pick, plus a 2026 second-rounder. Hear me out. GM Howie Roseman has a history of successfully acquiring big-name, win-now talent — A.J. Brown cost a first and third in 2022 — and has two extra fifths this year, plus the Jets’ third in 2026. Crosby would need to accept a contract restructure, but he’d give Philly a needed edge rusher to improve its middling pass rush (15th in pass rush win rate) and give himself a shot at a Super Bowl.
NFL trade deadline: Which players are available and unavailable ahead of Nov. 5? - NFL.com
Sources say several teams called Tennessee with one specific player in mind: Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons. Despite the interest, those teams were all told the same refrain: Not happening. In today’s NFL, with more trade-happy general managers than ever, it never hurts to ask. Those calls can happen this time of year when teams catch wind of teams willing to trade their top players. The list is extremely short of players leaguewide who would not be available if another team was willing to give up, say, two first-round picks and possibly more. In addition to the Titans, several other struggling teams have been getting called about their top defenders. The responses, however, have been similar to calls for Simmons. The Browns do not plan to trade superstar end Myles Garrett, despite teams calling after they traded Amari Cooper to the Buffalo Bills, sources say. The Las Vegas Raiders also do not plan to trade Maxx Crosby after they dealt Davante Adams, sources say. Could the Rams have traded Cooper Kupp if they did not win two in a row to improve to 3-4 and Sean McVay shut down talks by saying he expects Kupp to stay? We’ll never know. But teams called and the Rams at least heard them out.
Tee Higgins injury update: “Real chance” Bengals wide receiver misses Eagles game - BGN
Higgins was officially ruled questionable to play on Friday’s injury report. We’ll see if he’s suiting up or not for sure when inactives are announced at 11:30 AM Eastern on Sunday morning. It’s a pretty big deal if Higgins can’t play. He has 29 catches for 341 yards and three touchdowns this season. The Bengals still have Ja’Marr Chase, who is excellent and leads his team with 39 catches for 620 yards and six touchdowns. But the Eagles will be able to dedicate more attention to Cincy’s top target if Higgins isn’t on the field.
5 Questions with the Enemy: Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation - Cincy Jungle
The Cincinnati Bengals have an exciting inter-conference matchup this Sunday as they seek their first home win of the 2024 season against the...
