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Two weeks before the NFL kicks off the 2024 season, the Eagles and Commanders made a rare intra-division trade Thursday.

Philadelphia bolstered its offense with the acquisition of wide receiver Jahan Dotson, sending Washington a 2025 third-round pick and two 2025 seventh-rounders, the team announced.

The Eagles are also getting a 2025 fifth-rounder in the trade.


  Jahan Dotson during Commanders training camp on July 25, 2024. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Jahan Dotson during Commanders training camp on July 25, 2024. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Dotson, 24, was a first-round pick (No. 16 overall) by the Commanders in the 2022 NFL Draft.

He had 49 catches for 518 yards and four touchdowns in 17 games last year after catching 35 passes for 523 yards and seven touchdowns in 12 games as a rookie.

Dotson joins an offense led by quarterback Jalen Hurts that added ex-Giants running back Saquon Barkley in free agency and already features two stud receivers in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.

The Eagles had tried a combination of receivers in camp that included Britain Covey, and Johnny Wilson but it was clear a more reliable option was needed.


  Penn State alums Jahan Dotson (l.) and Saquon Barkley (r.), seen here holding each other’s jerseys in 2022, are now teammates on the Eagles. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Penn State alums Jahan Dotson (l.) and Saquon Barkley (r.), seen here holding each other’s jerseys in 2022, are now teammates on the Eagles. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

“I think it’s been an awesome battle for this receiver room,” Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said this week. “Obviously A.J. and DeVonta have done an excellent job. I think we have got a really fun group of different skillsets, and they have all been able to highlight those skillsets and it’s a really fun process for the guys.”

The trade was the second of the day for the Commanders, who also acquired kicker Cade York from the Browns.

Now the Eagles just need to hope they can rebound from last year’s debacle, when they squandered a 10-1 start to finish 11-6 before getting blown out in the wild-card round by the Buccaneers.

Reports surfaced during the offseason about tension between Hurts and head coach Nick Sirianni.

At the start of training camp, Hurts said the two were “in a great place,” and Sirianni said they have a “good” relationship.

— with AP

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