The Philadelphia Eagles are getting some large receiver assist by buying Dontayvion Wicks in a commerce with the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
The Packers acquired a fifth-round choose on this yr’s draft and a sixth-rounder subsequent yr.
Wicks’ agent, David Mulugheta, advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Eagles are signing Wicks to a one-year, $12.5 million extension. Philadelphia introduced the commerce and an settlement on the one-year extension Saturday with out disclosing the worth.
Wicks was heading into the ultimate yr of his rookie contract however now’s beneath contract via the 2027 season.
A fifth-round choose in 2023, Wicks caught 30 passes for 332 yards and a pair of touchdowns final season. Each of these touchdowns got here in a six-catch, 94-yard recreation towards the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving — his finest recreation of the season.
The addition of Wicks may assist bolster the Eagles’ receiving corps ought to they determine to commerce A.J. Brown.
The Packers nonetheless have important depth at receiver whereas additionally including a draft choose in every of the subsequent two years once they haven’t got first-round picks due to final yr’s Micah Parsons commerce.
Even after dropping Romeo Doubs in free company and now Wicks, the Packers have Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and final yr’s first-round choose Matthew Golden. The Packers wish to get Golden extra concerned this yr after utilizing a first-round choose on a receiver for the primary time in additional than 20 years.
In addition they signed Skyy Moore in free company and anticipate tight finish Tucker Kraft to return from final yr’s knee harm and as soon as once more be one in every of quarterback Jordan Love’s prime targets.
With all these returning receivers, the Packers would probably not have been capable of signal Wicks to a contract with extension and would lose him in free company subsequent offseason.
