Shocking Trade Ideas Eagles Should Pursue Before 2024 Season | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Inter-division trades are somewhat rare, but they come together every now and then. Most of the time, it's a case where the deal just makes sense for both parties.

We all know how much value the Eagles place on the defensive line. They aren't likely to pass on any opportunity to make their pass rush elite. Adding a player like Jonathan Allen, who is a speculative trade chip the Commanders should look into playing, would certainly qualify.

Allen is a wrecking ball of a defensive tackle. According to Sports Info Solutions, Allen racked up 43 total pressures for the Commanders last season.

The tea leaves in D.C. don't necessarily bode well for Allen. They handed Daron Payne a four-year $90 million extension this offseason then used an early second-round pick on Illinois defensive tackle Jer'Zhan Newton.

With a new front office and coaching staff taking over, they might not be as willing to pay out the final two years of Allen's four-year, $72 million extension he signed two years ago. He carries cap hits of $21.4 and $23 million in those two years.

The Eagles have Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter, but Davis is a part-time player as a run-stuffing nose tackle. Philly's defense was at its most terrifying with Javon Hargrave and Fletcher Cox in the middle.

They could have a new version of the duo with Allen crossing the rivalry line.