Sources: Wentz no longer attracted to being backup

Carson Wentz is no longer attracted to being a backup quarterback and would have to transfer on from the Eagles if the present order — with Jalen Hurts starting up under center — continues in Philadelphia, sources linked to the team told ESPN.

Even though the Eagles’ quarterback order stays fluid with three video games left this season, Wentz is no longer ecstatic with the system events beget unfolded in the organization, in step with sources.

Eagles coach Doug Pederson has no longer said whether or no longer the quarterback switch is everlasting — handiest going as far as to grunt Hurts because the starter for Sunday — nonetheless player and team sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen final weekend that Hurts will dwell the starter this season.

Philadelphia’s resolution to bench Wentz for Hurts has garnered the respect of numerous groups across the NFL, with some anticipated to place a question to about Wentz’s availability in a trade, in step with sources.

The Eagles (4-8-1), a protracted shot to dispose of the NFC East nonetheless tranquil in contention, launch up their final three-sport stretch against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, when Hurts will abolish his second straight launch in space of Wentz. The rookie led Philadelphia to an upset victory final Sunday over the Original Orleans Saints and might perhaps perhaps well abolish Philadelphia’s franchise quarterback resolution even extra tough if he continues to play properly.

The Eagles chosen Hurts with their second-round bewitch in this year’s draft and step by step worked him into their offense, at the birth put the relate of him under center in little particular programs sooner than finally giving him the beefy-time job — and benching Wentz — in Week 13 against the Green Bay Packers.

Hurts conducted properly in Green Bay nonetheless used to be even greater final week against Original Orleans, passing for 167 yards and a landing whereas working 18 cases for 106 yards. He took no sacks and turned the ball over as soon as whereas becoming the fifth Eagles quarterback to flee for 100 yards in a sport in the Gigantic Bowl technology.

After at the birth put announcing he used to be perilous who would launch Sunday, Pederson announced Monday that Hurts would dwell the starter against Arizona.

Crew sources told ESPN earlier this month that the Eagles intend to retain Wentz no topic his season-long struggles and desire him be a valuable half of their team going ahead.

However if the Eagles finally rob to transfer on from Wentz, they have to abolish that resolution by the second day of the 2021 league year — one day in mid-March — because on the third day of the league year, his $22 million execrable salary for 2022 becomes fully guaranteed and his 2021 roster bonus of $10 million is paid out.