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Eagles wide receiver panic meter following trade for John Metchie III

General manager Howie Roseman raised some eyebrows when he added not one, but two tight ends in free agency this offseason.

As usual, there was a method to Roseman’s madness.

The Philadelphia Eagles made their second trade in two weeks on Sunday, sending tight end Harrison Bryant to the Houston Texans for wide receiver John Metchie III and a swap of Day 3 draft picks.

The move makes some sense for Philly’s tight end room, which is more solidified now than it was back in March. With Dallas Goedert’s contract situation now settled, and Kylen Granson seizing the TE3 spot in training camp, Bryant became an expendable trade asset.