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Quarterback Sam Bradford's agent demanded a trade out of Philadelphia but the Eagles are not likely to oblige. "Sam wants to play somewhere where he's going to stay for a long time if he plays well," agent Tom Condon told Sirius/XM Radio on Monday night.
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Bradford is entering his second year with the franchise and signed a two-year, $36 million contract in the offseason to return to the Eagles. Since then, Philadelphia signed backup Chase Daniel to a three-year deal worth up to $21 million and parted with multiple draft picks to acquire the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. All indications are the Eagles will use that selection to draft a quarterback.
Could the Eagles trade Bradford? Anything is possible. But financial hurdles make it less than likely.
Bradford would have $18 million in so-called dead money including an immediate $11 million cap hit in 2016 for the Eagles if traded.
Philadelphia could move Bradford to recoup draft choices sent to the Browns in the deal for the No. 2 pick, but that would disqualify a significant portion of the reasoning Howie Roseman and the Eagles' brass gave for drafting a quarterback this year: bringing that player in the safe haven of developmental ground as a rookie with Bradford and Daniel.
Offers from the Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Buffalo Bills are possible but it's not likely those teams are ready to unload their first-round pick for a disgruntled player with a troubling injury history.
Roseman said Monday, in an interview with Comcast Sports Net, that he views Bradford as the Eagles' starting quarterback. Roseman attempted to silence the alarm over Bradford's absence at voluntary workouts.
"I want to reiterate our support for Sam Bradford and go back to our statements last week - that Sam is our starting quarterback," Roseman said. "His agent and Sam know how we feel about him. These workouts are voluntary. We look forward to seeing Sam again in the near future."
