What they're saying: Eagles can still trade for Yannick Ngakoue, but it's now or never

[UK_EaglesFan89]

What they're saying: Eagles can still trade for Yannick Ngakoue, but it's now or never

 The Eagles made a bit of actual football news on Tuesday when

 they announced the signing of future Hall of Famer Jason Peters to play right guard, a spot left vacant when Brandon Brooks tore his Achilles' earlier this offseason. 

It was welcome news for Eagles fans concerned over how the team would fill the void left by the All-Pro tackle, especially with another question mark on the other side of the line in second-year prospect Andre Dillard, who struggled in limit action in his rookie year.

Could the Eagles make another splash this week? Well, there's at least a chance, even if it's a long shot. And that's where we'll start today's edition of What They're Saying... 

[We'll have more reaction to the Jason Peters signing on Wednesday, since that news is still relatively fresh.]

The final countdown for Ngakoue

With the deadline looming for players under the franchise tag to sign new long-term deals, Jaguars star defensive end Yannick Ngakoue remains one of the few players yet to put pen to paper and sign his tag, let alone restructure a new deal. And that could open the door for a potential trade, should Howie Roseman decide to pull the trigger.

Ngakoue's name has repeatedly been linked to the Eagles — often by Ngakoue himself — as the 25-year-old defensive end continues to try to force his way out of Jacksonville. He's been adamant about signing a new long-term deal and has openly expressed that he doesn't want to play on the franchise tag. Obviously, that's why he hasn't signed it yet, as he's hoping for the Jags to pull off a last-minute move to send him to another team that would want to lock him down for the foreseeable future. 

And, despite the reported interest in Ngakoue around the league, that's where it gets complicated. 

https://www.phillyvoice.com/eagles-rumors-yannick-ngakoue-trade-franchise-deadline-howie-roseman-smartest-gm-survey-espn-rankings/

I don't see it happening to be honest. 

[time2rock]

IINM the deadline for signing those players (tagged) to new long-term deals was yesterday.  

[UK_EaglesFan89]

5 hours ago, time2rock said:

IINM the deadline for signing those players (tagged) to new long-term deals was yesterday.  

Yeah it's pretty much a done deal that Yannick is not coming to Philadelphia this year. Poor guy has to stick it out in Jacksonville with a sucky team.