Jags QB Minshew dealt to Eagles for conditional pick
Minshew Mania is on the move. The Jacksonville Jaguars traded backup quarterback Gardner Minshew to Philadelphia on Saturday for a conditional draft pick in 2022. The Jaguars received a sixthround pick that would become a fifthrounder if Minshew plays 50% of snaps in three games.
Minshew joins a QB room that already has starter Jalen Hurts and veteran backup Joe Flacco. The Eagles cut thirdstring quarterback Nick Mullens to make room for Minshew.
Former Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell, who drafted Minshew in the sixth round in 2019, now serves as a personnel executive in Philadelphia.
The Jaguars first put Minshew on the trading block around the draft, but then coach Urban Meyer had him splitting repetitions with No. 1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence when training camp opened. Lawrence was named the team’s starter
Wednesday, and Meyer said Minshew would compete for the backup role with C.J. Beathard.
Minshew was a two-year starter in Jacksonville, going 7-13 in 20 starts and completing 63% of his passes for 5,530 yards, 37 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
He started 12 games in 2019, putting up better overall numbers than fellow rookies
Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones and creating a “Minshew Mania” buzz around the city and parts of the country.
But the bottom line: Minshew has shown more flaws than flashes since early in his rookie year. He’s a 6-foot-1 quarterback with an average arm and average mobility. And no one really expected to get the nod over Lawrence, widely considered the best QB prospect since Andrew Luck. ANOTHER TRADE >> Versatile veteran offensive lineman Greg Mancz was traded by the Baltimore Ravens to the Miami Dolphins, and the teams swapped undisclosed draft picks.
Mancz, who was undrafted out of Toledo, made 28 starts for Houston from 2015-20, including 16 at center in 2016. He played in only four games last year, and the Ravens signed him during the offseason.
The Dolphins struggled to run the ball in 2020 and have sought to improve depth in their offensive line.
BUCS’ SUH GOES ON COVID-19 LIST >> The Tampa Bay Bucanneers confirmed that defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has been added to the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Suh joined three teammates on the list — kicker Ryan Succop and reserve offensive linemen Earl Watford and Nick Leverett.
The Bucs kick off the regular season Sept. 9 at home against the Dallas Cowboys, by which time all four players, in theory, should be available.
GIANTS LB ANDERSON SUSPENDED >> The NFL suspended New York Giants linebacker Ryan Anderson for the first six games of the regular season for violating the league policy on performance enhancers.
While Anderson can play in today’s final preseason game against New England, the league announced that he will be suspended through the team’s Week 6 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams.
Anderson opened training camp on New York’s non-football injury list because of a back issue. The Giants cut him early in August, then re-signed him.