PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – JANUARY 11: Cam Jurgens #51 of the Philadelphia Eagles looks on before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field on January 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome to The Linc, the daily Philadelphia Eagles links roundup at Bleeding Green Nation!The Ravens clearly have confidence that Cam Jurgens is going to be a good player for them, or else they wouldn’t have traded a 2028 second-round pick to acquire him. That’s interesting to see. Not saying they’re flawless but they’re not dumb organization. Maybe the compensation just came to their desperation with no real viable alternatives. In any case, Howie Roseman did well to get a 2028 second-round pick for him. While I don’t think this trade signals the Eagles throwing in the towel on the 2026 season, I do think they could very well be sellers ahead of the deadline if the struggles continue. The Eagles might need something of a reset as opposed to trying to cling on to the remnants of a very successful stretch in franchise history. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles news and links …NFL trade deadline grades: Cam Jurgens to Ravens, Joey Porter Jr. to Cowboys – ESPNRavens grade: D+ … Eagles grade: A … The Ravens are surrendering a second-round pick (plus a swap of fifth- and seventh-round picks) for the right to pay a non-premium position player market price after this season. Jurgens is due a fully guaranteed $16 million next year. He’s due $17 million (non-guaranteed) in 2028 and 2029. Jurgens’ $17 million average per year for the duration of his contract makes him the fourth-highest-paid center in the league, behind only Linderbaum, Creed Humphrey and Aaron Brewer, per OverTheCap.com. By comparison, Connor McGovern, who had better numbers than Jurgens last season, makes a little over $13 million per year. One saving grace for Baltimore is that Jurgens’ salary is cheap this season. The Eagles have already paid Jurgens’ option bonus, so the Ravens should be on the hook for only the remaining portion of his $1.2 million base salary. For the Eagles, the loss of Jurgens is the latest blow to an offensive line that is already down Dickerson and recently retired tackle Lane Johnson. Jurgens hadn’t played well at guard, but surely they saw him as their long-term center. Drew Kendall, who has played center after Jurgens’ shift, has been below average in both pass and run block win rate this season. But the Eagles seemed to believe this was a price too good to pass up. I understand that the Ravens rightfully believe they are Super Bowl contenders, probably want Ioane to stay and develop at guard and thought they needed to fill their gap at center. Making a trade before the deadline to fix that issue makes sense. But almost certainly there would have been cheaper options out there than this. And the timing is odd, considering that Jurgens i
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