Eagles trade Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens to the Ravens for two draft selections
Quick Look
- The Baltimore Ravens traded a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens and a 2027 seventh-round pick, addressing their offensive line crisis after losing three centers to injury.
- Jurgens, who signed a $68 million extension last offseason, will return to his natural center position in Baltimore after struggling at guard this season.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The Ravens lost their top three center options to injury this season, forcing them to seek a trade for a starting center. The Eagles had Cam Jurgens, a two-time Pro Bowler who replaced Jason Kelce after his retirement, but he had been playing guard this season.
The Baltimore Ravens lost their top three options at center due to injury this season, so they were forced to peruse the trade market to find a new starter. The Ravens found a trade partner in the Philadelphia Eagles, who sent two-time Pro Bowler Cam Jurgens plus a 2027 seventh-round pick to Baltimore in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick and a 2028 second-round pick.
Jurgens has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons. The Eagles drafted him with the No. 51 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Nebraska, and he replaced Jason Kelce once the longtime center retired following the 2023 season. However, Jurgens has played at multiple spots on the interior of the offensive line over his five NFL seasons. He spent the majority of his time in 2023 at right guard, played a combined 1,867 snaps at center from 2024-25, then shifted to left guard this season while Drew Kendall took over at center. Jurgens has struggled at guard this year, but should return to his natural position of center in Baltimore.
The Ravens had Danny Pinter suffer a torn patellar tendon in training camp, which ended his season before it began, then saw Jovaughn Gwyn suffer an ankle injury and Ethan Pocic a knee injury in the Week 3 victory against the Dallas Cowboys. That forced first-round pick Vega Ioane to move from right guard to center, while Andrew Vorhees came off the bench to start at right guard in Week 4. Now, the Ravens have not only found an answer at center for this year, but likely for years to come. Jurgens signed a four-year, $68 million extension just last offseason.
For the Eagles, this trade marks the second solidified starter that Philly has lost in the last 24 hours. Six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson announced his immediate retirement from the NFL on Tuesday afternoon, saying that it is "critical" that he focuses on his mental health at this moment. The Eagles now prepare to travel across the pond to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday with a very different-looking offensive line.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Cam Jurgens will start at center for the Baltimore Ravens for the remainder of the 2026 season
Likely · Within weeks
The Philadelphia Eagles will struggle with offensive line continuity in their London game against the Jacksonville Jaguars
Possible · Within days
Open Questions
- How will Cam Jurgens perform returning to center after struggling at guard this season?
- What impact will the loss of Lane Johnson have on the Eagles' offensive line for their London game?
- Will Vega Ioane remain at right guard or return to another position now that Jurgens is acquired?
