{'byline': 'by Brandon Scott', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': 'SportsRadio 610', 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'sportsradio610', 'path': 'sportsradio610/sports/houston-texans/trade-john-metchie-to-eagles-for-harrison-bryant'}], 'syndicated_items': '', 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2025-08-18T00:26:16.255Z', 'lead': [{'data': {'title': 'Biggest takeaways from Texans joint practice with Panthers', 'thumbnail_url': 'https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/Yx1_I1ee7Ry5T24DA', 'id': 'x9otvbm', 'created_time': 1755268912, 'mode': 'vod', 'private_id': 'k1gTrUPwavE0hADEnlM', 'owner': 'x2yitcg', 'description': "Seth Payne and Sean Pendergast kick off Friday's show by breaking down their biggest takeaways from the Texans' joint practice session.", 'channel': 'sport', 'tags': [], 'private': False, 'addPublic': True}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/dailymotion/instances/cmegd42bi000u357tc3vkc5e9@published'}], 'slug': 'trade-john-metchie-to-eagles-for-harrison-bryant', 'tags': [], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'facebook': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/cmegd2bzc000d01uw3hteioap@published'}, 'byline': [{'names': [{'name': 'Brandon Scott', 'text': 'Brandon Scott', 'slug': 'brandon-scott'}], 'sources': [{'text': 'SportsRadio 610'}], 'hosts': [], 'prefix': 'by'}], 'teaser': 'Texans trade WR John Metchie III to Eagles for TE Harrison Bryant', 'authors': ['Brandon Scott'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': "John Metchie III's time in Houston is over.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmegd2bzc000h01uwedoan2tn@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?callsign=kiltam&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>', 'isIframe': True, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<iframe src="https://embed.radio.com?callsign=kiltam&type=station" style="border:0;height:136px;width:100%;overflow:hidden"></iframe>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmegdj8mt004n357tp562gtlp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The Texans are trading the fourth-year wide receiver to the Philadelphia Eagles for tight end Harrison Bryant and a pick swap, <a href="https://x.com/Djbienaime/status/1957163945204269408">ESPN reported Sunday</a>.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmegd4vc1001v357tmp853n7m@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/Djbienaime/status/1957163945204269408', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per league sources the Texans are swapping day 3 picks with the Eagles and receiving tight end Harrison Bryant for WRs John Metchie</p>— DJ Bien-Aime (@Djbienaime) <a href="https://twitter.com/Djbienaime/status/1957163945204269408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmegd66zp0024357t5wt3xs4e@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1957165919945327065', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Full trade:<br><br>🏈Texans receive: TE Harrison Bryant and a 5th-round pick.<br><br>🏈Eagles receive: WR John Metchie and a 6th-round pick.</p>— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1957165919945327065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmegd6dv9002d357tdornhmk3@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Metchie, who was a second-round draft pick by the Texans out of Alabama in 2022, had a chance to make the team in Houston but gets a fresh start in Philadelphia.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmegd6vef002m357tjv7rmczf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'His professional career was delayed after being diagnosed with leukemia before his rookie season began. 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