If the Philadelphia Eagles decide to move on from players, a couple of NFL teams will find it hard not to go after them.
At the top of that list would be the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans, two teams that have a chance to figure some things out over the next couple of months.
There’s reason to believe the Texans and Seahawks are both playoff-caliber teams, despite not having the seasons they hoped for entering the season.
The Texans are a bit more interesting considering the Seahawks won a Super Bowl a year ago, but regardless, the Eagles should find themselves in a position to be able to trade Barkley to a contending team similar to those two that have struggled offensively, which should give them a chance to improve their draft assets over the next couple of seasons.
“I could see a few contenders doing it. The Seahawks came to mind, as did the Packers and the Vikings. But I love the idea of GM Nick Caserio, fresh off the Marvin Harrison Jr. deal, doubling down on the offense and adding Barkley to a backfield that he has yet to solve in Houston,” Ben Solak wrote.
“The Texans are once again on pace to have a bottom-5 rushing attack, but Barkley has the talent behind the line of scrimmage to help cover for a shaky interior offensive line group. By forcing opposing defenses to play more heavy boxes by formation and by the presence of Barkley, the 2-4 Texans could pull further defensive attention away from receiver Nico Collins and field an offense really worthy of a comeback run into the playoffs.”
For Philadelphia, the bigger focus is what it can get in return in a potential trade package. There’s a lot to like about what the Eagles could get back, but there’s also the argument that moving him now won’t get them the same trade package they would have a few seasons ago.
Barkley is still among the better running backs in the NFL, but he’ll be 30 soon, and historically, running backs start to struggle at that age.
