BREAKING: Eagles Make BLOCKBUSTER Trade...

The Philadelphia Eagles just made a stunning blockbuster trade. We knew GM Howie Roseman was going to sell at this deadline. The more you think, the more we shouldn't have been surprised by this one. Guys, I'm your host, Colin Kelly. Welcome to Eagles Digest. We're going to cover the absolute stunner, Jordan Davis, to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Why this trade, frankly, means way more than you think. But before we do... Subscribe to join the most passionately informed community of Eagles fans. 77% are now subscribed. It's free after all. We are so close to our goal, 2,500 subs. The Philadelphia Eagles shocked, shocked the NFL on Monday night. The Jaguars, courtesy of Adam Schefter, are trading a 2027 first-round pick, a 2029 second-round pick on top to the Philadelphia Eagles for defensive tackle Jordan Davis. Jordan Davis has had a bit of a lackluster year relative to expectations. But frankly, who has overperformed? Who has had a career type of year? You look across this roster. Frankly, Jordan Davis was the least likely of defensive tackles that I thought the Eagles would trade. You look at a Jalen Carter. Could he have potentially been on the move, especially after the Jeffrey Simmons trade? Look, Howie Roseman, he's going to be thanking Ryan Poles, the GM of the Chicago Bears, for setting the market. Last week, with a two first round pick haul that he paid for Jeffrey Simmons, getting a first and a second for Jordan Davis is made possible by that market. Jordan Davis, this is a player that had just signed a contract extension not too long ago, is still just finishing his rookie scale deal, the fifth year option, Howie Roseman. This is a sign of things to come that we will touch on as we go into this video. A quick thank you, though, to Jordan Davis. The Eagles releasing their own statement. Long and short of it, extremely grateful to Jordan for his contributions to this team and to the Eagles community. He's been a key contributor, no doubt about that. His growth development as both a player and leader are a testament to his hard work and character. And that's a key, guys, in all of this. As this Eagles season has continued to fall off the rails, you're now trading one of just two defensive captains on this football team. The only defensive captain now left is Zach Bond. Just a stunning, stunning move. Again, the Eagles agreeing to terms with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a Jordan Davis trade. A first in 27, a second in 2029. This is just the new state of the NFL. Star players, or at least high-profile names, are more and more thought after, are more and more made possible, gettable in trade discussions. You look at new details about this, courtesy of Jordan Schultz. The Jaguars initially checked on defensive tackle Mauro Jomo, but were told Philadelphia was not trading him. That's when talks led to Jordan Davis, who Jacksonville didn't think was available. And the deal progressed to getting done a true blockbuster. That is a similar story with the Bears and Jeffrey Simmons. You're cold calling if you're a GM and saying, hey, is this player available? The Bears notably did not. Hey, DeForest Buckner, he of course went from Indianapolis to San Francisco. That prompted the absolute aggressive all-in move that has now sent ripples throughout the league that has set the prices of star players. Mauro Jomo, that is the first order implication of this trade. He now has to be re-signed. He's notably been one of the more consistent Eagles defensive players, even dealing with a neck injury. Jomo, he's talked so highly of this organization, of this city. He wants to be here. Fair enough. We love you, Mauro. And you certainly have that role as a bit more of a arguably potentially well-rounded, not just one-dimensional or very run defensive oriented like a Jordan Davis, for example. But so you think about the contract with a Jomo, you got to pay up. You're going to effectively hand out what I think is a direct comparison to the Jordan Davis three-year $78 million extension. Is it a four-year, 90 type of deal? I mean, the Eagles, you look at in previous years, a Milton Williams, for example. That's the type of range we're talking about. There's a method to this madness. And look, a price was met and a price was paid by the Jacksonville Jaguars. And the more you think about the short-term effects on this season, trading away a captain, trading away a veteran, still a high-level performer. Let's not make no ifs, ands, or buts about it, depending on how you feel about Davis this season. He has a talent level that garnered a first and a second round pick. The Eagles season, though, we know they're on the bye. Coming off now seven in a row in the loss column. You have the Steelers coming up. Not going to be an easy task whatsoever. The Cowboys are fighting for positioning. 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What could be impacted by this signal of a Jordan Davis trade? The ramifications? What about Vic Fangio? Jeff McLean? Those great work covering the team. To me, the Jordan Davis trade signals that the Eagles are not only moving on from a highly paid defensive tackle who's been underperforming, it allows them to, of course, bring a Jomo back, as discussed, but it allows them scheme flexibility. If Vic Fangio is to retire in the offseason, Jordan Davis fits a very specific set of skills, that nose tackle presence, that big interior in a 3-4 type of scheme. I wonder what Vic Fangio's reaction is to this trade, because it significantly alters a fixture on his defense, a player that has meant so much to this defensive line over the peaks of Super Bowl DNA, if you will, what Davis was able to contribute. Howie Roseman, he's got some bigger plans, and this is just the beginning. The implications on the rest of this season, record-wise, is he looking ahead to a Vic Fangio succession plan? Is he looking ahead? Well, not is. It's not a matter of is, guys. It's just a matter of who. A matter of what in terms of targets via trade, via potentially the NFL draft. You look at via Ryan Fowler spelling it out. The Eagles have 10 picks over the next three drafts, 27, 28, 29. 10 picks within the first two rounds. Two firsts in each of the next two drafts. Two seconds in 28. Two seconds in 29. It's incredible. It's incredible the situation the Eagles find themselves in, in an absolute nightmare of a season, how things have gone. I'll tell you guys my big takeaway. I think with respect to this blockbuster deal with Jordan Davis, I think Howie Roseman, in a way, is posturing to how he can sell keeping Nick Sirianni beyond this year. You know you've had the injuries. Of course, Jalen. You look at the retirement lane, grades, Cam Jurgens. All the other injuries on offense, skill position players, now trading a captain, a leader, the hole that is created as a result of Jordan Davis on the defensive side, it's easy. It's easier, at least, for Howie, I think, in his perspective, his shoes, to say, we're giving Nick a chance, another chance. We have all these picks to play with. You look at, potentially, look, Jalen Hurts, the future, with his health, it's first and foremost. You look at how bad things are, especially a McKee, a Milton. The offensive line obviously has to be rebuilt. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. This trade, this war chest of assets, it now allows Howie Roseman to frankly explore any and every trade he wants to. But I'm not thinking player acquisition in the offseason. I'm not thinking of a retool. I'm thinking of the 2027 draft. I'm looking at the Eagles likelihood of being in that top five. This additional first, additional second round pick, it allows Howie to frankly get whoever he wants at the top of this draft, regardless of the position. Guys, I want to hear from you, though, reacting to this insane news, which, to be clear, I think is just too good value to pass up a first and a second for Jordan Davis. What do you think of this trade? Love, neutral, or do you flat out hate this move? Let me know your thoughts, as always, down below, guys. Have a great one. I'll see you in the next one. Let's see what Howie Roseman has left in store for this deadline. I don't think he's done.