It's the bye week, which is usually a boring time with little to no news for teams, but the Philadelphia Eagles decided to keep themselves busy.
What helps is that the trade deadline was this week, and the team is looking to make changes after a 2-7 start. Philly certainly did that with a blockbuster trade and by releasing some top reserve veterans from the roster. There was also chatter about the franchise's future that made things interesting.
Here is a look at everything that happened over the last few days after the trade deadline and what fans can look forward to in the near future.
- Update on investigation into Jalen Hurts' blood clot injury
- Jalen Hurts' future is in question for the Eagles in 2027
- Nick Sirianni's future seems to be in better shape for the 2027 season
- Eagles might not be making any changes to coaching staff...for now
- Eagles officially released two veterans before the weekend starts
- Former Eagle Jordan Davis will not play for Jaguars in Week 10
Update on investigation into Jalen Hurts' blood clot injury
There has been a push for the NFL to investigate the Eagles' handling of Jalen Hurts' blood clots. The night before the London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hurts was hospitalized with a blood clot and still played the next day. It was discovered when he got back to Philly that the blood clot had moved from his calf to his lungs, which ended his 2026 season.
After the NFL ruled that the Eagles did everything right, the NFLPA and U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called for a deeper investigation. That was last month, with no real update until Friday.
The NFL and NFLPA will have independent experts review the matter, according to a letter NFL executive Jeff Miller sent to Senator Rochester. No timeline has been released for when that investigation will conclude.
Jalen Hurts' future is in question for the Eagles in 2027
If Eagles fans didn't have a chance to check out The Anthony Gargano Show, there was an interesting interview with NFL insider Mike Garafolo that included updates about the team. First, regarding the future of Jalen Hurts in Philly, Garafolo offered some interesting insights into what the Eagles might be thinking.
"You're gonna have an incomplete grade on the quarterback, too as well. I mean, it's just, this is where you would redo the deal. I don't know that you're redoing it right now, and I don't know what he's gonna say. He may hit the gas and say, I want you to redo the deal. Then you got to make some kind of decision there. So yeah. It's kind of crazy."
Hurts' contract was part of that conversation, as the team has yet to give him an extension, and 2027 is the last year with guaranteed money. Garafolo gave a brutal reality check on what Hurts could be facing.
"Sorry about your luck, dude. Like, contract's written. You want out? That, that'd be my next question. Do you want out if it gets to that point? I mean, we're, we're speculating, we're jumping ahead here, but we both know how this works. And teams are, you know, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes getting nowhere near the end of their contracts. I mean, these things are getting done with years left on the deal, which helps you smooth out the salary cap implications and also tells everybody this guy's going nowhere anytime soon. He's going to finish his career out there. In what world are they doing that?"
Nick Sirianni's future seems to be in better shape for the 2027 season
Garafolo also talked about Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni's future with the team after their 2-7 start. Many believe that Sirianni could be coaching his final season in Philly, but Garafolo pumped the brakes on that.
"Well, that's going to be another conversation, and it's everything I'm hearing, and you're hearing is he should be safe."
Sirianni has never had a losing record in Philly through the first five seasons. He has led the Eagles to the Super Bowl twice and won one. All indications so far suggest he might get a pass in 2026 because of the chaotic, injury-plagued season.
Eagles might not be making any changes to coaching staff...for now
As for the Eagles coaching staff, many fans thought that guys like offensive line coach Chris Kuper would be the first to be fired during the bye week. Garafolo said no coaching staff changes will happen.
"I don't think there'll be any major changes. I think Nick's made that clear too as well."
Garafolo went so far as to say that he thought the Eagles would make more roster moves and take more trades. It appears general manager Howie Roseman had other ideas.
"I thought it was gonna be a bigger sell-off. I really did. I'm shocked that they didn't. Sounds like they had opportunities on the table, which I'm not saying that they turned any big deals away, but they had people coming for their guys, and people were trying to bargain-hunt, and they said no, we'd rather wait and get the comp pick if a guy signs elsewhere, or potentially sign them back, whoever it winds up being."
Eagles officially released two veterans before the weekend starts
It's official: offensive tackle Fred Johnson and wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown were released by the Eagles. Several outlets reported both before the Eagles made the news official on their social media pages.
Brown only caught five passes for 63 yards this season, but was released to give him a chance, only to sign elsewhere and play. Johnson has started 14 games on the Eagles' offensive line since 2023.
Read more: Eagles' Fred Johnson release managed to give them a loss on a bye week
Former Eagle Jordan Davis will not play for Jaguars in Week 10
The biggest trade of the season for the Eagles was, no doubt, sending defensive tackle Jordan Davis to the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2027 first-round pick and a 2029 second-round pick. Davis arrived in Jacksonville on Wednesday to get started working.
It has been reported that Eagles fans won't see Davis in a Jaguars uniform in Week 10. He will be resting for the Tennessee Titans game to protect his health, since Jacksonville already had its bye week in Week 7.
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