J.J. Arcega-Whiteside Traded to Seahawks for DB Ugo Amadi

There’s more to August than heat and humidity when it comes to Eagles GM Howie Roseman, who likes to keep things sizzling with trades during the final, month before the regular season begins.

Roseman made another late summer deal on Monday, sending disappointing former second-round pick J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for defensive back Ugo Amadi.

That is now five of the last seven Augusts that Roseman has engineered a trade. He has made nine deals in August dating back to 2016 (see list below).

This latest deal figures to have a ripple-down effect on the Eagles’ roster, with Amadi having played in 47 games as a free safety with 12 starts after being drafted in the fourth round (132nd overall) out of Oregon in 2019.

Neither Marcus Epps nor Anthony Harris has done anything wrong to jeopardize their standing as the starters, and Andre Chachere has emerged as someone who looks like a lock for a roster spot and is being cross-trained between safety and slot cornerback.

Josiah Scott is also being trained from slot CB to safety, but that experiment may not be going as well as the Eagles had hoped.

Also, veteran Jaquiski Tartt could have his work cut out for him to make the roster. He signed in mid-June but missed three practices last week and the preseason opener against the New York Jets on Friday night due to personal reasons.

Tartt was back at practice on Sunday but running with the third team.

Undrafted free agent Reed Blankenship played 35 defensive snaps and 14 on special teams against the Jets, leading the team with seven tackles. He is having a steady training camp.

Former fourth-round pick K’Von Wallace could also be in jeopardy of winning a job along with Jared Mayden, who, after a good-looking OTA period, hasn’t done much yet to stand out.