On October 7, 2026, the Eagles traded two-time Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Ravens for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick — one day after Lane Johnson announced his retirement, dismantling the Super Bowl LIX offensive line in 48 hours.12
Why it's a story
- The asset is a star. Jurgens, 27, made Pro Bowls in 2024 and 2025 as Jason Kelce's successor. Centers of this caliber almost never move midseason.41
- The price is honest. A 2028 second-rounder plus a 5th-for-7th swap: real value for a proven starter, not a dump. This is what a midseason Pro Bowl center costs.1
- The Ravens' center room was a catastrophe. Baltimore lost Tyler Linderbaum to the Raiders, then put Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn, and Ethan Pocic on IR.5 First-round rookie Vega Ioane (drafted as a guard) started at center in Week 4.51 Jurgens walks into the starting job the moment he clears concussion protocol.32
- The Eagles are openly rebuilding the line. Jurgens had moved to left guard this season with Drew Kendall at center, and the Eagles are keeping Kendall there.41 Dealing Jurgens a day after Johnson's retirement reads as a deliberate pivot, not a cap accident — and Howie Roseman now holds a premium 2028 second to spend or package.4
Where every piece goes
The 2027 fifth, the 2027 seventh, and the 2028 second-round pick will resolve over the next two drafts — and the trade tree will grow as they do. Follow each asset below.15
Sources
- USA Today: Eagles trade two-time Pro Bowler Cam Jurgens to Ravens — the terms as announced by the Ravens (Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-rounder for a 2027 fifth-rounder and a 2028 second-rounder), Jurgens, 27, a second-round pick in 2022, in concussion protocol after the Rams loss, Linderbaum lost to the Raiders, Pinter, Gwyn and Pocic sidelined, Ioane drafted as a guard and shifted to center in Week 4, Jurgens as Kelce's successor who moved to left guard this season, Drew Kendall continuing to start at center, and the deal coming one day after Lane Johnson's retirement
- NBC Sports / PFT: Eagles trade Cam Jurgens to Ravens — the terms, DeCosta's statement calling Jurgens a two-time Pro Bowl center and a foundational piece, Baltimore's interior injury issues, and Jurgens currently in concussion protocol
- On Pattison: "Cam and gone" — Eagles deal Jurgens one day after Lane retires — the trade one day after Lane Johnson announced his retirement, the Schefter terms, Jurgens in concussion protocol, and Jurgens moving back to center in Baltimore, the position where he was named to two Pro Bowls
- Eagles Wire: trade terms, Jurgens as 51st overall pick in 2022, Kendall taking over at center — the 51st overall selection in 2022, Kelce's successor at center, Pro Bowl selections in 2024 and 2025, Super Bowl LIX, the move to left guard this season with Drew Kendall taking over at center, the concussion self-report, and the flexibility the premium 2028 second gives Howie Roseman (an inexpensive starter, a package to move up, or ammunition for another trade)
- Ravens Wire: Linderbaum exit to Raiders, Pinter/Gwyn/Pocic IR, Ioane at center — Gwyn and Pocic placed on injured reserve the week before, Pinter previously on IR after a training-camp knee injury, first-round rookie Vega Ioane moved from guard to center and still there for the Week 4 win, Jurgens as the 51st overall pick in 2022 who replaced Kelce and made the 2024 and 2025 Pro Bowls, and the concussion clearance he needs before practicing fully or playing
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