BREAKING: Jaguars Trading QB Gardner Minshew To Eagles

August 28, 2021, 10:15am EST (Updated: February 12, 2023, 10:33am)By Darrelle Lincoln

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Jaguars are trading the backup QB to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional sixth-round pick.

Sources: The #Jaguars are trading QB Gardner Minshew to the #Eagles for a conditional 6th round draft pick. Minshew Mania gets a fresh start in Philly — as a backup behind Jalen Hurts — a few days after Trevor Lawrence was named the starter in Jax.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 28, 2021

According to Adam Schefter, the sixth-round pick can become a fifth-round pick if Minshew plays in 50 percent of the plays in three games this season.

Trade: Jaguars are sending QB Gardner Minshew II to the Philadelphia Eagles for a conditional 2022 sixth-round pick, per sources. The 6th-round pick could go to a 5th if Minshew plays in 50 percent of the plays in three games this season.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2021

In 2020, the 24-year-old appeared in nine games for the Jaguars and completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 2,259 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. He has also rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown.