The Philadelphia Eagles entered 2026 as one of the NFL’s most closely watched teams, and not in the way anyone in the organization wanted. Jalen Hurts is out for the season with blood clots in his lungs, the team has dropped four consecutive games, and their playoff odds have collapsed to somewhere between 13 and 19 percent depending on the simulator you trust. With the trade deadline approaching, the conversation in Philadelphia has shifted from contention to a harder question: who goes? FTN Fantasy put the Eagles’ NFC East win probability at 15.8 percent. The Athletic’s model was lower, at 13 percent, the worst of the four division teams. Howie Roseman has operated this roster as a win-now machine for years, and several players on it are either entering free agency or on contracts that will be difficult to justify if the season continues on its current trajectory.
The Case for Moving Ojomo
Moro Ojomo is 25 years old, in the final year of his deal, and good enough to draw legitimate interest from teams in need of interior defensive line help. The Eagles have already handed large extensions to Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter, which makes keeping Ojomo financially awkward heading into 2027 free agency. A mid-season trade would almost certainly be a rental, with the receiving team getting half a season and a potential path to a long-term deal in the offseason. The expected return is somewhere around a third- and a fifth-round pick, with the Chiefs, Bears, and Packers identified as possible fits.
The Barkley Question
Saquon Barkley is a harder conversation. He was central to the Eagles’ Super Bowl run in 2024 and is signed through 2027, but he turns 30 in February and carries an expensive contract. The Inquirer floated Seattle and Minnesota as teams that might pay a second-round pick for him. The ask is real, but so is the reluctance inside a locker room that watched him carry the offense not long ago. If the losses pile up through the next few weeks, Roseman’s hand may be forced. Philadelphia has too much talent on this roster to simply ride out a lost season without extracting something for it.