Fehoko Floats an Eagles-Herbert Trade. It's a Take, Not a Report.
Former NFL defensive tackle Breiden Fehoko suggested the Philadelphia Eagles trade for Justin Herbert, and questioned Jalen Hurts, after the Eagles' loss to the Bears, per Pro Football Network. The confidence tag on it, appropriately, is RUMOR.
Fehoko has never run a roster, and he has never negotiated a trade. That's not a knock on the man. It's the entire weight of the item.
Expect the reaction to treat this as a referendum on Hurts. His line in that loss invites it: 16-of-25 for 153 yards, no touchdowns, one interception, a 41.2 QBR and a 64.2 passer rating. Ugly. He also carried four times for 25 yards and a touchdown. Saquon Barkley averaged 5.5 yards on 15 carries, and DeVonta Smith caught six passes for 65 yards. That is a quarterback who got outplayed on one Sunday, not one who got figured out.
Then there's the trade that isn't happening. Herbert plays for the Chargers, and a team doesn't flip a starting quarterback because a retired defensive tackle said so publicly. Nothing cited here indicates Los Angeles has any appetite for it, and Fehoko speaks for no one in Philadelphia's building.
My verdict: this is content, not news. If the Eagles ever move off Hurts, the trigger will be a front office's evaluation, not a former lineman's opinion. I could be wrong. I'll take that side anyway.
