Right before the final game of the first week of the 2025 NFL season, a trade was announced.
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to send running back Tank Bigsby to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round and sixth-round draft pick, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Bigsby, who played college football at Auburn, was selected by the Jaguars in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft.
He had 910 yards with nine touchdowns since coming to Jacksonville, including 766 yards with seven touchdowns in 2024.
In Week 1, Bigsby had just five carries for 12 yards against the Carolina Panthers, as Travis Etienne Jr. had complete control of the backfield in Jacksonville.
In Week 1, the Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys on opening night, 24-20. While Saquon Barkley was the workhorse at the RB position, Will Shipley and AJ Dillon each had three carries, so adding to the RB room makes sense for the Eagles.
Eagles GM Howie Roseman has been busy making trades, and this marks the fifth deal since the middle of August.
The Eagles also landed wide receiver John Metchie III, quarterback Sam Howell, and offensive tackles Fred Johnson and Darian Kennard to add more talent to the roster despite coming off a Super Bowl win.
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It will be interesting to see where exactly Bigsby lands on the Eagles' depth chart, but he is just 23 years old and has a lot of talent that could be utilized with a change of scenery.
The Jaguars selected RB LeQuint Allen Jr. in the seventh round out of Syracuse, and they now add a pair of late-round draft picks to move on from the former Auburn Tigers star.
The Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch in Week 2 in Arrowhead, so that could be Bigsby's debut with his new team.
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