The Colts QB in 2021 is?...

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

The Colts would not get the Wentz contract the Eagles have, the Colts would get the Wentz contract stripped of all guarantees. All guarantees are paid pre-trade when a player is traded, that's why the Eagles would still have a $34 million dead cap hit to trade him. Once the guarantees are stripped, the Colts will essentially have a year to year contract with no guarantees, so they could keep the high cap hits OR restructure the deal with more guarantees and less overall money.

Unless there is some sort of golden parachute/poison pill-type term in Wentz's contract, this is not true. It's a contract, if they trade him to the Colts, the Colts would assume the terms of that contract.