The San Francisco 49ers made a trade offer to the Houston Texans for wide receiver John Metchie III, but were outbid by the Philadelphia Eagles.

After a second preseason game and their latest trade, there is one position battle at training camp for the Philadelphia Eagles that appears to be over.

Philadelphia Eagles acquires wide receiver John Metchie III from Houston Texans, reuniting him with Alabama teammate DeVonta Smith and betting on his college dominance translating to the NFL.

The Philadelphia Eagles have made two trades (acquiring Jakorian Bennett and John Metchie) in recent weeks but they still have 13 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft to work with.

The Eagles traded TE Harrison Bryant to the Texans in exchange for some draft picks and WR John Metchie, making him the ...

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nfl/eagles as Eagles Rookie Already Proving He's Future Star. The Philadelphia Eagles have two preseason games under their belt now and just one ...