Super Bowl LIX storylines: Draft capital from Wentz trade landed the Eagles A.J. Brown and so much more
The Eagles and Chiefs are starting to wake up from their pregame snaps and departing on the first round of buses heading to the Caesars Superdome for a gigantic matchup in Super Bowl LIX.
The game is ripe with storylines, including quarterback Carson Wentz as the Chiefs backup quarterback with a chance to win his second Super Bowl ring, this time against the team that drafted him No. 1 overall.
After a historic start with the Eagles, Wentz fizzled out, lost his job to Jalen Hurts, and was traded on February 18, 2021, to the Colts for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 second-round pick that could turn into a first.
After that trade, Wentz spent a season with the Colts before getting traded to the Commanders. After a season with Washington, Wentz signed with the Rams late in 2023 and spent 2024 with the Chiefs as Mahomes primary backup.
Chiefs backup QB Carson Wentz has an indirect role in helping to assemble the roster that will try to prevent Kansas City from three repeating today. The Eagles traded Wentz to the Colts for a 2021 3rd-round pick and conditional 2022 1st-round pick. The Eagles then used that… pic.twitter.com/P1zGYJOND4
Just hours before kickoff, Adam Schefter broke down how the assets acquired from the Wentz trade turned into A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Jalen Carter.
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