The St. Louis Rams are on the cusp of trading often-injured quarterback Sam Bradford to the Philadelphia Eagles for Nick Foles and draft compensation.
The trade, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, would mean that the Eagles would swap Bradford, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NFL draft , for the No. 88 pick in the 2012 draft in Foles. Last week the Eagles re-signed Mark Sanchez, the No. 5 pick in the 2009 draft, as the backup quarterback. The deal would seem to mean that Eagles Coach Chip Kelly’s interest in trading up to try to get Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota in the May draft is waning.
The trade agreement includes a swap of draft picks this year, with a conditional pick going to the Eagles next year, the NFL Network’s Albert Breer reports.
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The move continues the upheaval Kelly started in the Eagles’ offense a year ago when he allowed DeSean Jackson to leave. Now gone are wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who will sign with the Kansas City Chiefs, and LeSean McCoy, traded last week to Buffalo for a linebacker. Kelly also cut lineman Todd Herremann, who is headed to the Indianapolis Colts. Earlier Tuesday, Frank Gore reportedly reached agreement with Indianapolis, spurning the Eagles.
Only twice in his career has Bradford played a full 16-game season, in his rookie year and in 2012. His last two seasons were cut short by anterior cruciate ligament surgery, which would seem to limit his mobility in Kelly’s offensive schemes. (He missed all of the 2014 season after tearing up his left knee again in preseason.) However, in 2010 and 2012, he passed for 3,512 and 3,702 yards, respectively, in full seasons. He is in the final year of his rookie contract and will make nearly $13 million this year.
In Foles, the Rams are getting a quarterback, that like Bradford, failed to complete the season after breaking his collarbone Nov. 2. His breakout season came in 2013, when he passed for 27 touchdowns and 2,891 yards.
oles broke out in the 2013 season running coach Chip Kelly’s up-tempo offense. Foles finished that season with 27 touchdown passes to just two interceptions while throwing for 2,891 yards.
After spending most of her career in traditional print sports journalism, Cindy began blogging and tweeting, first as NFL/Redskins editor, and, since August 2010, at The Early Lead. She also is the social media editor for Sports.
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