The Eagles bolstered their offensive line depth on Sunday evening, pulling off a trade to bring back swing tackle Fred Johnson, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia.

In the trade, the Eagles gave up a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Jaguars. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported the news. Earlier in the day, the Eagles traded for quarterback Sam Howell. GM Howie Roseman has now made four trades this month.

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During the preseason, it became obvious that the Eagles’ offensive line depth was lacking, especially at tackle behind Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. This is a move that should really help. It was looking like some combination of Matt Pryor and/or Kendall Lamm would handle swing tackle d

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