{"id":15472,"date":"2025-05-01T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/15472\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:01:08","slug":"eagles-decline-kenyon-greens-fifth-year-option-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/15472\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles decline Kenyon Green\u2019s fifth-year option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After winning Super Bowl 59, Philadelphia made one of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason. The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eagles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eagles<\/a> traded C.J. Gardner-Johnson to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Houston Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Houston Texans<\/a> for offensive guard Kenyon Green. The teams are also swapping fifth\u2014and sixth-round picks in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia sent Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 6th-round pick to Houston in exchange for Green and a 2026 5th-round pick. A 2022 first-round pick out of Texas A&amp;M, Green was among three Eagles that Howie Roseman had to decide whether to use the fifth-year option. Jordan Davis had his option exercised on Wednesday, but like Jahan Dotson, Green will not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/fifth-year-option-tracker-first-round-picks-2022-nfl-draft?campaign=Twitter_atn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ian Rapoport;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ian Rapoport<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Like Mekhi Becton, Green had an up-and-down career with the team that drafted him. Most importantly, he&#8217;s entering the last year of his rookie deal at a $2.88 million salary. In the 2022 NFL Draft, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Texans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Texans<\/a> traded down from No. 13 to No. 15 with the Eagles and selected Green.<\/p>\n<p>Still just 23, Green missed two games as a rookie, the entire 2023 season, and five games last season with various injuries.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/theeagleswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/eagles\/2025\/05\/01\/eagles-kenyon-greens-fifth-year-option\/83385010007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Eagles decline Kenyon Green\u2019s fifth-year option;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Eagles decline Kenyon Green\u2019s fifth-year option<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After winning Super Bowl 59, Philadelphia made one of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason. 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