4 Philadelphia Eagles who could be potential trade candidates
. . Derek Barnett. 96. player. 54.
Throw this one in the category of ‘bold predictions’. It’s year number four for Derek Barnett as well. Again, it’s funny how time flies.
Once upon a time, there was a buzz around the guy who was taken 14th-overall in 2017’s draft. Why wouldn’t there be? After all, the Eagles did need a youthful pass rusher, and this is the man that broke Reggie White‘s sack record with the Tennessee Volunteers.
It didn’t start off with a bang, but we saw flashes. He had the strip in the NFC Championship Game. He recovered the ball after the most famous strip-sack in Super Bowl history. He even brought Andrew Luck down once to clinch an early-season victory in 2018, but Derek Barnett has brought frustration on more occasions than he’s brought promises of better things to come.
Philly allowed both Chris Long and Michael Bennett to get out of town because everyone kept waiting on Barnett to explode. Every year, we’re saying this is the season. Instead, he’s fizzled on occasion, and the showstopper everyone clamors for has yet to make an appearance.
Like Jones, Philly will never get more for Barnett than they will right now. They’ve got Shareef Miller, Josh Sweat, and those ten picks we keep referencing. If the move can be made, now is the time to do it.