PHILADELPHIA -- Signing Carson Wentz to an extension was the right move for the Philadelphia Eagles, even if it is one that comes with significant risk.
That risk, of course, is linked directly to Wentz's health. He has suffered season-ending injuries in each of the last two seasons. He tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee in 2017, and was shut down this past December after a stress fracture was detected in his back. He broke his wrist in college, broke his ribs during the preseason his rookie year, and had a separate stress fracture in his back during his adolescence that was discovered his freshman year at North Dakota State.