Before anyone can assess what trading for Michael Bennett will mean for the Eagles, one first has to understand what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean, for instance, that the Eagles are “going for it again” in 2018 in any significant sense. At least, it’s not significant relative to their (successful) efforts to win a Super Bowl in 2017.
As reported first by ESPN and confirmed by The Inquirer and Daily News, the Eagles will acquire Bennett – a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end – and a seventh-round draft pick from the Seahawks for wide receiver Marcus Johnson and a fifth-round pick.