The Washington Commanders took the L on a trade that was obviously never going to work out for them by officially releasing Carson Wentz on Monday.
This move was expected since Washington stood to clear $26.2 million in cap space (with zero dead money involved) by cutting the “Commanders’” first-ever Week 1 starting quarterback.
It’s only been a downward spiral for Wentz since his disastrous 2020 season.
As recently as early 2021, there was a prevailing sentiment that the Eagles needed to “fix” him. Those heeding the obvious warning signs knew such a turnaround was not likely to happen, though, even though Wentz was reunited with Frank Reich on the Indianapolis Colts.