Grotz: Too much drama hinders Birds’ offseason

Carson Wentz says he appreciated the opportunity to play in Philadelphia.

He’s also ready for a change of scenery. A little more than one month after hearing he would be traded to Indianapolis and just one day after the deal became official, Wentz finally spoke publicly about how it all went down — being benched, being critiqued and being dealt.

“After the season, obviously, there were a lot of conversations with my agent that went back and forth,” Wentz said Thursday. “It wasn’t the ending I envisioned. Obviously, this is where we’re at and we’re excited for a fresh start.”

For Wentz, it’s been a quick and harrowing descent from being the No. 2 overall pick in 2016 and the third-place finisher in the 2017 MVP voting.

Wentz said he trusted the front office and ownership because they had shown trust in him. Then as the Eagles — and Wentz — struggled through a challenging season, Wentz was benched in favor of Jalen Hurts in early December.

“It wasn’t fun,” he said. “It was difficult, but I did everything I could to support Jalen. I went out there every day on the scout team, it was weird, but I did everything I could to give them good looks.”

Reports soon surfaced that questioned Wentz’s competitiveness, whether the 28-year-olwas fixable — even his ability to get along with teammates.

“Anytime you hear those things you want to play detective and figure out who said it. But it really doesn’t matter,” he said. “If it’s out there, then you have to ask yourself how can I learn from it. It’s unfortunate people have those opinions and if any of my teammates didn’t think I was the best teammate, I apologize. I wish I could have been better.”