The Eagles added wide receiver John Metchie III in a trade with the Texans on Sunday, with the start of the regular season only a few weeks away.

Metchie and the Texans’ sixth-round draft pick will head to Philadelphia in exchange for tight end Harrison Bryant and a fifth-round pick, ESPN reported .

The deal is viewed as a low-risk, high-reward move for the Eagles, with NBC Sports Philadelphia indicating that Bryant wasn’t likely to make the 53-man roster out of camp, and that now gives Philadelphia even more depth at the wide receiver position. 3

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Metchie is coming off a season where he had a career-best 254 receiving yards on 24 catches while reaching the end zone once for Houston.

He also appeared in both Texans playoff games last year.

Metchie, Houston’s second-round pic

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