Well, it looks like the Carolina Panthers won’t be selecting a quarterback at No. 8 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
They’re instead trading the following to the New York Jets in exchange for Sam Darnold: a 2021 sixth-round pick, a 2022 second-round pick, and a 2022 fourth-round pick. Significant price to pay for a guy with a 78.6 career passer rating! Not unlike the Jamal Adams trade last year, this looks like another heist by former Eagles vice president of player personnel and current Jets general manager Joe Douglas.
As for how this deal impacts the Eagles, it’s not good news for Philly that Carolina presumably won’t be taking a passer.