The Houston Texans bid farewell to a fan favorite at wide receiver on Sunday when they traded John Metchie III to the Philadelphia Eagles. Houston now hopes a positional change will benefit their offense in 2025.

The Houston Texans traded wide receiver John Metchie III to the Philadelphia Eagles for tight end Harrison Bryant, a move that also involved an unusual re-exchange of 2026 draft picks.

According to multiple reports, the Texans are sending Metchie to the defending Super Bowl champions in exchange for tight end Harrison Bryant and a 2026 fifth-round pick. The Eagles will also receive a 2026 sixth-round pick, which initially was sent over to Houston in the C.J. Gardner-Johnson deal earlier this offseason.