REPORT: Eagles Wanted Trade For Dolphins No. 3 Pick To Select Replacement QB Over Jalen Hurts

The Philadelphia Eagles don’t seem to be too high on Jalen Hurts, even though they traded Carson Wentz this offseason.

The Eagles reportedly liked BYU quarterback Zach Wilson so much that they tried to trade for the Dolphins No. 3 overall pick.

Eagles wanted to trade up to No. 3 but only if they could draft Zach Wilson, per @RapSheet pic.twitter.com/bfXdLNBSyG
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 26, 2021

Soon after his initial report, Ian Rapoport tried to clarify everything:

Rephrasing an earlier tweet for clarity: Early on in the draft prospect, the #Eagles felt Zach Wilson was a strong prospect, but for where they are, they felt moving back and collecting a future 1st rounder was a better way to build a team.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 26, 2021

Instead, the San Francisco 49ers acquired the No. 3 overall pick from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 draft, first-round picks in 2022 and 2023 and a third-round pick in 2022.

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The Eagles subsequently announced that they traded the No. 6 and No. 156 overall picks in the 2021 NFL draft to the Dolphins for the No. 12 and No. 123 overall picks in the 2021 draft, as well as a first-round pick in 2022.

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