Eagles ship J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to Seahawks in preseason commerce

The Philadelphia Eagles have moved on from extensive receiver/tight finish J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, buying and selling him to the Seattle Seahawks.

The NFL simply acquired performed with their first week of preseason soccer. With groups slowly however absolutely trimming down their rosters to the 53-player requirement forward of the 2022 marketing campaign, there was sure to be a commerce between two groups. Positive sufficient, that has occurred between two groups within the NFC — the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks.

Based on NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero, the Eagles are buying and selling extensive receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seahawks in alternate for defensive again Ugo Amadi.

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside’s stint in Philadelphia over

The Eagles used their second-round choose within the 2019 NFL Draft to pick out Arcega-Whiteside out of Stanford. He was simply coming off of a junior season the place he caught 63 passes for 1,059 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Cardinal. But, he couldn’t replicate that manufacturing with the Eagles.

Arcega-Whiteside began in simply seven video games in his three-year profession with the Eagles (40 video games), the place he recorded 16 receptions for 290 yards and one landing on 35 targets. This previous season, Arcega-Whiteside caught two passes for 36 yards on simply 5 targets.

This offseason, it was reported that Arcega-Whiteside can be making the leap from wide receiver to tight end, and he was listed as such on Philadelphia’s depth chart. Now, it stays to be seen whether or not he’ll proceed with that position change with the Seahawks, or if he will likely be moved to extensive receiver.

As for Amadi, he was set to be launched by the Seahawks, per ESPN’s Brady Henderson. Amadai was chosen within the fourth-round of the 2019 draft out of Oregon. Now, he will get a brand new alternative with the Eagles.

In three years with Seattle, Amadi recorded 125 mixed tackles, 13 defended passes, two pressured fumbles, one fumble restoration and one interception. In protection final season (17 video games), Umadi surrendered 48 receptions for 465 yards and one landing on 61 targets, per Pro Football Reference.

Each gamers will look to earn a spot on their new groups, as the ultimate cut-down date forward of the 2022 season is Tuesday, Aug. 30.