Eagles trade J.J. Arcega-Whiteside to the Seahawks for Ugo Amadi

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (All-Pro Reels, Wikimedia Commons)

According to Kevin Patra of nfl.com on Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles have traded wide receiver J.J. Arcega-Whiteside of Utebo, Spain to the Seattle Seahawks for free safety Ugo Amadi of Nashville, Tennessee. In the offseason it was announced that Arcega-Whiteside was going to make the transfer from wide receiver to tight end.

Arcega-Whiteside is joining his second National Football League team after he played three seasons with the Eagles. In five games in 2022, Arcega-Whiteside had two catches for 36 yards. He had a 23-yard catch for the Eagles in a 40-29 Philadelphia win over the New Orleans Saints on November 21, 2021 and then had a 13-yard catch for the Eagles in a 13-7 Philadelphia loss to the New York Giants on November 28.

In three seasons, Arcega-Whiteside has 16 yards for 290 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown came in a 37-31 Eagles loss to the Miami Dolphins on December 1.

In addition to contributing to the Eagles offensively, Arcega-Whiteside has been part of the Eagles special teams as well. He has five combined career tackles (four solo tackles and one assisted tackle), one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries and one touchdown off of fumbles.

Arcega-Whiteside is one of four players in NFL history born in Spain. The others are tight end Ray Rowe of Rota (1992 and 1993 with the Washington Redskins), blocking back Kelly Rodriguez of Aviles (1930 with the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Minneapolis Red Jackets) and tailback Jess Rodriguez of Aviles (1929 with the Buffalo Bisons).

Amadi has played the last three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. In 2022, he has had 54 combined tackles (42 solo tackles and 12 assisted tackles), two tackles for a loss, one interception for 12 yards, six pass deflections, and one forced fumble. The interception came in a 51-29 Seahawks win over the Detroit Lions on January 2. For his career, Amadi has 125 combined tackles (102 solo tackles and 23 assisted tackles), six tackles for a loss, one interception for 12 yards, 13 passes deflections, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery.

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