“Obviously, they didn’t know this was going on, but when they said that.it made us feel more comfortable to do this”. Bradford was a Heisman trophy winning first overall pick that was supposed to be the next great quarterback, and it never happened.
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New faces: QB Sam Bradford, rookie WR Laquon Treadwell, LG Alex Boone, RT Andre Smith, rookie CB Mackensie Alexander, SS Michael Griffin, LB Emmanuel Lamur.
The defending NFC North champion Vikings were desperate to secure a viable starter after quarterback Teddy Bridgewater sustained a severe knee injury earlier in the week.
The Sam Bradford trade involved the Vikings sending their 2017 first round pick and 2018 fourth round pick for Sam Bradford.
Meanwhile, the Eagles get back the future they gave up to pick Wentz.
It was Roseman and team owner Jeffrey Lurie that paid close attention to Wentz’s pregame workout before the Eagles played the Indianapolis Colts two weeks ago.
“Really (I’m) just excited”.
Bradford played with St. Louis from 2010-14 before spending last season with the Eagles. The following preseason, he tore that ACL again. If Wentz’s career takes off and propels the Eagles turnaround, the decision to pass him up will be just another black eye in the Browns draft history. None other than Hill. Shurmur was the offensive coordinator of the Eagles in 2015 and in his first season in the National Football League, with the Rams.
Bradford has played a full 16-game season only twice in six years. Bradford carries a two-year, $36 million deal that he signed in March with Philadelphia, putting him under contract for 2017. Wentz, if healthy, would get the start over veteran Chase Daniel on September 11, sources told ESPN’s Adam Caplan. That was the plan, at least, with Bradford at quarterback. It already has them back in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. “I’m going to come in and give it everything I have”, Bradford said. “It was Shurmur who convinced the organization that Bradford had the intelligence and the work ethic to learn Norv Turner’s offense quickly”.
“Hmm, Vikings get Bradford”. The Vikings sent a private jet to Oklahoma City, and the quarterback was in the building at Winter Park by late afternoon. With an emerging receiving corp, and a Pro Bowl caliber tight end and a solid backfield the Eagles offense could be very good in a couple years if Wentz gets his experience now rather than later.
And he should have a better group around him moving forward now with first- and fourth-round picks (the 2018 conditional fourth-rounder could become a third- or second-rounder depending on how far the Vikings potentially go in the playoffs) coming in return for Bradford that help recoup some of the assets lost when the Eagles aggressively moved up in the draft to acquire Wentz. The Vikings announced the deal for Bradford is pending a physical.
One question before we review the happenings: Why didn’t the Dallas Cowboys try to trade for Sam Bradford?
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That contractual flexibility is critical for the Vikings, who won’t know the full extent of the damage to Bridgewater’s left knee until he undergoes surgery later this month. “Everybody can count us out if they want, but I think that would be the wrong thing to do”.
