Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Eagles are being “overly cautious” with QB Carson Wentz as he works his way back from a torn ACL and have no plans to play him until he’s “100 percent healthy.”
Wentz still has yet to receive medical clearance, but it appeared as though he could return at some point in the future. Unfortunately, Rapoport says that may not be the case.
According to Rapoport, Wentz is expected to miss “several more weeks” and could be until October.
The Eagles elected to hold onto Nick Foles, even though one team reportedly offered a second-round pick for him this offseason, and will obviously remain the starter until Wentz is back to full strength.
Wentz, 25, is a former first-round pick of the Eagles back in 2016. He’s currently in the third year of his four-year, $26.7 million contract that included a $16.7 million signing bonus.
Wentz stands to make base salaries of $2.87 million and $4.08 million over the next two years of the agreement.
In 2017, Wentz appeared in 13 games for the Eagles and threw for 3,296 yards while completing 60.2 percent of his passes to go along with 33 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also rushed for 299 yards.
We’ll have more regarding Wentz as the news is available.
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