Twitter reacts to Carson Wentz-Bears trade report

The Chicago Bears are reportedly on the verge of acquiring Carson Wentz from the Philadelphia Eagles, and Twitter had some thoughts.

It seems as though NFL quarterback moves always takes place on Saturday evenings. From the news of Matthew Stafford and the Detroit Lions agreeing to part ways to the bombshell report of Stafford being sent to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff and prospects. Of course, more signal caller news has broken, and it involves Carson Wentz.

According to Natalie Egenolf of NBC Sports Philadelphia and 97.5 The Fanatic, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears are close to a deal that would send Wentz to the Windy City in exchange for a first-round pick, running back Tarik Cohen and quarterback Nick Foles.

Of course, Twitter had some thought on this news.

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Reports earlier indicated Wentz’s exit from Philly was looming

Earlier on Saturday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reported that the Eagles are expected to trade Wentz in “the coming days,” but it was a matter of which team would do it. In fact, the rumor was that the Eagles were hoping to land a “Matthew Stafford package” in return. Considering Wentz was coming off a rather abysmal campaign and is just walking into his four-year, $128 million contract, that was out of the picture. This reported deal shows that.

The Bears are trying to get past the Mitchell Trubisky debacle, where the team selected him over the likes of Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes in the 2017 NFL Draft. With head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace having their jobs guaranteed for the 2021 season, they needed to fix their quarterback dilemma. The hope is, obviously, Wentz can thrive in a situation outside of Philadelphia and help lead the Bears back to the playoffs with the goal of making a deep run.

As for the Eagles, gaining the additional first-round pick is huge. This is a team that finished dead last in the NFC East and have various positions of need. Could they select a quarterback in the upcoming draft? Sure. Could they opt to stick with Jalen Hurts? Of course. Either way, general manager Howie Roseman and head coach Nick Sirianni have choices.

Additionally, Philadelphia gets one of the better pass-catching running backs in the league in Cohen and the man who helped them win their first Lombardi Trophy in Foles.

Even with the deal not finalized, you can always count on all Twitter users sharing their opinions.