The Eagles traded for Vikings quarterback Sam Howell. Why? And what does his addition mean ahead of Tuesday's roster deadline?

Carson Wentz is back in the NFL and Sam Howell is on the move again. The Minnesota Vikings have signed Wentz to back up quarterback J.J. McCarthy and traded Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles. The reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles are sending a 2026 fifth-round pick and 2027 seventh-rounder to Minnesota for Howell and a 2027 sixth-rounder.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Eagles added tackle Fred Johnson as part of a swap with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Philadelphia sent Jacksonville a 2026 seventh-round draft pick in return. Johnson played for the Eagles from 2023-24, appearing in all 34 regular-season contests for the team during that span.

Offensive lineman Fred Johnson is headed back to Philadelphia. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded Johnson to the Eagles on Sunday for a seventh-round draft pick in 2026, a person familiar with negotiations told The Associated Press.

The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired offensive tackle Fred Johnson from the Jacksonville Jaguars in a trade, a league source said. The Eagles are trading a 2026 seventh-round draft pick to the Jags in exchange for Johnson,

After striking a trade with the Minnesota Vikings, the Philadelphia Eagles helped their old quarterback Carson Wentz find a new team in the NFL in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Vikings added quarterback Carson Wentz to its roster on Sunday after the team traded Sam Howell to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Sunday's surprising-but-not decision to sign Wentz and trade Sam Howell represents an admission by the Vikings that they should have just signed Wentz in the first place, and not traded for Howell. Wentz arrives cold;