The Philadelphia Eagles have a new wide receiver in town in John Metchie III. Philadelphia swung a deal with the Houston Texans and sent tight end Harrison Bryant and a fifth-round pick to Houston and brought Metchie and a sixth-round pick back to Philadelphia.

Two of his bigger swings recently involved adding Jakorian Bennett after most of the East Coast went to bed and executing a trade that no one saw coming. Who would have thought? John Metchie was a 2022 second-round NFL Draft choice whom Philadelphia added by swapping players and draft compensation with the AFC South's Houston Texans.

It took about 20 minutes of John Metchie's first Eagles practice, and two more injured WRs, to show why the team traded for him.

The Philadelphia Eagles have made their second trade in 12 days, continuing a busy summer for general manager Howie Roseman and the defending Super Bowl champions. This time, Philadelphia added depth at wide receiver,

The Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver John Metchie from the Houston Texans for veteran tight end Harrison Bryant, a person with knowledge of the trade said.

One thing you can always count on, however, is that receivers often look out for other receivers. Bryant held to form, mentioning some complimentary things about the new Eagles acquisition, John Metchie, as he defended Philadelphia's new wideout from the disrespectful theories of an overzealous NFL fan.

PHILADELPHIA - A day after officially being acquired in a trade from the Houston Texans, fourth-year receiver John Metchie was thrown into the deep end of the pool in his first practice with the Eagles.

New Eagles WR John Metchie III spoke to reporters for the first time in Philly on Tuesday after training camp practice.John Metchie III reflects on overcoming leukemia and torn ACL in rookie season or