Jalen Reagor hasn’t had the start to his NFL career he or the Eagles were hoping for. That has led many to believe his days in Philadelphia are numbered. On that point, Tim Kelly of 94WIP reports that teams are showing interest in trading for him.
The 23-year-old was a first-round pick in 2020. He was highly touted as a vertical threat after a productive college career, but that hasn’t translated yet to his NFL tenure. In 28 games, the TCU product has averaged a healthy 10.9 yards per reception but only totaled 64 catches for 695 yards and three touchdowns. With that said, he has also contributed on special teams as a returner.
As Kelly details, trading Reagor would be preferable to a release from a financial standpoint. Cutting him would incur dead cap charges of $7.8M or just over $6M, depending on if it happened before or after June 1 of this year. By contrast, a trade would lower those figures to $3.6M and $1.8M, respectively.
Whether teams are willing to trade for Reagor and whether the Eagles are willing to move on from him are, of course, two very different things. Philadelphia has him under contract for at least two more seasons (three if it was to pick up his fifth-year option), and his age and upside would have to be weighed against, in all likelihood, a meager trade return. The Eagles have also prioritized adding to the WR room this offseason, though they were unable to land the likes of Calvin Ridley, Allen Robinson or Christian Kirk.
Many expect the Eagles to target a pass-catcher with one of their two remaining first-round picks later this month in the draft. Especially if they do add to the position, it might not come as a surprise for trade talk surrounding Reagor to increase.
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