The Philadelphia Eagles have officially announced their trade of quarterback Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts, as the new league year formally began at 4pm E.T. on Wednesday.
The trade, which was initially reported on February 18th, will return a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick that could turn into a first rounder for the Eagles.
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The 2022 second-round pick will turn into a first-round pick if Wentz plays 75-percent of the plays next season, or if Wentz plays at least 70-percent of the plays and the Colts go to the playoffs.
It also appears Wentz will be wearing the same jersey number, No. 2, as Eagles second-year QB Jalen Hurts.
The Eagles, with limited cap space, have remained quiet at the start of NFL free-agency.
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Wentz was the Eagles' No. 2 overall pick just five short years ago, when Howie Roseman famously moved up in the 2016 NFL Draft on two separate occasions. First, by trading LB Kiko Alonso and CB Byron Maxwell to the Dolphins in order to move up five slots and then trading three top 100 picks, a first round pick in 2017, and a second round pick in 2018 to the Browns in order to move from pick No. 8 to pick No. 2 overall.
After an unremarkable 7-9 rookie season where Wentz did show flashes of brilliance, he took off in 2017 throwing 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions, leading his team to an 11-2 record and the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC, before tearing his ACL in Week 14. Of course, Nick Foles took over, and the rest is history—the Philadelphia Eagles were crowned Super Bowl LII champs.