Quarterbacks Kenny Pickett and Sam Howell were both selected in the 2022 NFL draft. Three and a half years later, they’ve both already been traded three times. That makes NFL history: According to NFL Plus, Pickett and Howell are the only players in at least the last 30 years to get traded three times within their first four NFL seasons. …
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The Vikings are trading quarterback Sam Howell and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Eagles, per Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. In exchange, Minnesota will receive a fifth- and seventh-round choice in 2026, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report that the team is also signing veteran passer Carson Wentz to replace Howell and …
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The Philadelphia Eagles have released a quarterback hours after trading for another. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, who was competing this summer for the Eagles’ No. 3 quarterback job, was waived on Sunday afternoon, the franchise announced. The news of Thomspon-Robinson being cut came shortly after the Eagles traded for Vikings backup Sam Howell. Philadelphia acquired the former Washington Commanders starter from Minnesota, …
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The Eagles made moves at the quarterback position on Sunday. Philadelphia first traded for backup Sam Howell from the Vikings. This was a move made in response to finding out backup Tanner McKee has a fractured thumb, and will likely miss some time. However, he is not expected to land on the injured reserve list. Then, on Sunday afternoon, the …
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With a trade and a free-agent pickup on Sunday morning, the Vikings reshaped their quarterback room. They traded Sam Howell to the Eagles, along with a 2026 sixth-round pick, for a 2026 fifth-rounder and a 2027 seventh-rounder. Almost simultaneously, they signed Carson Wentz, the former Eagles MVP candidate who worked out with the team on Saturday. The 32-year-old Wentz becomes …
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EAGAN, Minn. — Minnesota has added a veteran quarterback — with roots as a Vikings fan — to the roster. The Vikings have agreed to terms with Carson Wentz, the team announced Sunday, a day after the 32-year-old participated in a workout in Minnesota. Wentz most recently spent the 2024 season with the Chiefs, where he backed up Patrick Mahomes. …
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The Vikings have solidified their No. 2 quarterback with someone new. According to multiple reports, Minnesota has traded quarterback Sam Howell to Philadelphia and signed Carson Wentz to back up J.J. McCarthy. Wentz had a tryout with the Vikings over the weekend. Philadelphia is sending Minnesota a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 seventh-round pick in exchange for Howell and …
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Aug 17, 2025, 10:17 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Georgia teenager Mason Howell capped a productive summer before his senior year of high school by winning the U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club on Sunday just two months after competing in his first U.S. Open. Howell, who turned 18 in June, raced out to a big lead over Tennessee teenager …
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On Sunday night, with no advance notice, the NFL Players Association picked an interim executive director. The appointment of David White carries the same cloak of secrecy that accompanied the ultimately disastrous hiring of Lloyd Howell in June 2023. Like the last time around, the union has disclosed none of the other candidates. It’s not known when the board of …
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The NFL Players Association is doubling down on its failed search for an executive director from 2023. In a stunning move, the union has hired David White. He’s the candidate who finished second to Lloyd Howell in the two-man race that the executive committee teed up for the board of player representatives. “On behalf of the NFLPA’s Board of Player …
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