The Philadelphia Eagles are focused on July's training camp after putting organized team activities (OTAs) and their mandatory minicamp to bed earlier this month. Head coach Nick Sirianni and his staff had plenty of opportunities to assess their 90-man roster, giving the Eagles a better sense of their potential to repeat as Super Bowl Champions next season.
Even if the Eagles are confident in their current crop of players, not everything is set in stone. There's plenty of time to shake up the roster before training camp and the 2025 regular season, opening the door for general manager Howie Roseman to make a trade or two if it means making Philadelphia that much better.
With that in mind, one recent Eagles draft pick is one of the top candidates to be on the trade block following the early offseason workouts.
Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Still on Trade Block After OTAs
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is one player whom the Eagles could look to trade this summer. The son of the former All-Pro Philadelphia linebacker hasn't made this biggest impact since being drafted 155th overall last year, and a divorce could be on the table after how the offseason has unfolded.
Trotter's rookie campaign wasn't anything special, but it was also far from the worst. The ex-Clemson Tiger recorded nine solo tackles, 0.5 sacks, and a broken-up pass in 17 regular-season games before posting another quartet of solo efforts in four playoff outings. By the time all was said and done, he finished with Pro Football Focus grades of 76.0 and 79.9 for defense and special teams, respectively.
Trotter was always going to be behind the likes of Zack Baun, Nakobe Dean, and Nolan Smith on the Eagles' LB depth chart, but his outlook has only worsened since the offseason began. Not only did Philadelphia sign veteran linebackers Azeez Ojulari and Joshua Uche in free agency, but Alabama's Jihaad Campbell was drafted with the 31st overall pick in April.
If the Eagles don't want Trotter to get lost in the above LB logjam, a trade might be the best solution to this issue. Philadelphia could potentially get a fifth- or sixth-round pick in return for the Hainesport Township, NJ native, while Spotrac indicates a trade would create $960,000 in salary cap savings.
Rather than stranding him on the practice squad for a year, the Eagles can trade Trotter while using his freed-up roster spot on a position where there's less competition. That's why they can give Sirianni a new player with a better chance at making an impact while giving Trotter a shot at more playing time elsewhere.
Even though Trotter is young enough to carve out a long NFL career for himself, it'll likely have to happen elsewhere based on how his Eagles tenure has unfolded.