EAGLES DEAL THIRD-ROUND PICK TO GIANTS AND THEN DEAL AGAIN
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EAGLES DEAL THIRD-ROUND PICK TO GIANTS AND THEN DEAL AGAIN
Bob Brookover
The Eagles have traded out of the third round, sending the 91st overall pick to the Seattle Seahawks, continuing a chain of events that started with them dealing the 85th overall pick to the New York Giants earlier this morning.
In exchange for the 85th pick, they received the Giants' third-round pick -- 91st overall -- and a fifth-round selection, the 164th overall pick. The Seahawks gave the Eagles the first pick in the fifth round -- 137 overall -- and a seventh-round selection -- 213 overall -- in this year's draft and a third-round selection in next year's draft.
The Eagles now have six fifth-round picks in this year's draft. They do not have a fourth-round selection.
Don't be surprised if they use their extra third-round pick in next year's draft to make a trade with Denver for tight end Tony Scheffler. The teams have talked about a deal and the Eagles told the Broncos they would be interested depending on what they do in this draft.
The Giants used the 85th pick on Ramses Barrden, a wide receiver from Cal-Poly, and Seattle used the 91st pick to get Penn State wide receiver Deon Butler.
I was wondering what happened to their 3rd rounder. I woke up like 10 minutes ago and couldnt find their pick on Yahoo Sports...lol. Shoulda checked Philly.com first.— tokar- Giants use the pick to take a 6'6" WR. Hmmmmmm......— tdcuse
- traded 91st to Seattle....Lurie has no money to pay draft picks or the city $8 mil— goindeep23
- Why allow the Giants to get who they want???? If Barden catches a TD to win a game against the Eagles... otherwise, with Maclin/McCoy - the rest is gravy— AllDawk_AllTheTime
- so they trade out of 85 and then jared cook gets taken right before the 91st pick so they move out of there. Why didn't they just sit at 85 and take Cook?— montygee
- Hey tokar maybe we should all go back to sleep. Man what is going on! All I can think of is they are being cheep.— fla.eagle
- Huge mistake. They should have taken Jared Cook, but got greedy and thought Cook would still be there at 91. Instead, Tennessee moves up to 89 to grab Cook. Who is Cook? TE for South Carolina with great speed, hands, height, ability to get open. He didn't have great numbers because South Carolina's quarterbacks have been abysmal the last few years. He wasn't called upon to block much because of SC's offensive scheme, but when he did block he was willing and could be coached up. What a shame.— Tom.Mack
It can't be that they are being cheap third rounders are chump change...curious behavior though maybe they just don't like the value in this spot- celek can get open, catch and get YAC. They need a blocker, thats why they passed on cook. betweem maclin, desean, and curtis there is some serious speed on this offense.— sore richard
- Seems like the Giants are determined to replace Plax. Apparently Manning can't throw to anyone under 6'5".— BadgerVMD
- Wait-- don't we have our normal fourth rounder? ESPN Draftcast says we do— johnloyola
- My fault-- NFL.com has it correctly with Buffalo. I'm sure we'll use some fifth rounders to get back into the fourth— johnloyola
- We now have 6 5th rounders...and don't forget we got a 3rd rounder in next years draft...plenty of trade bait (along with Sheldon Brown) to get a vet or 2. Still some decent value CB's on the board (and probably will be in the 5th round).— eagles-fan-in-cleveland
- cook is a combine creation. (unfortunately) watched every south carolina game last year and he was benched two/three times for being a loafer and low-effort guy. also a terrible blocker with so-so hands. scheffler has fantastic hands and was a good red-zone threat for denver, when healthy.— snakeplissken
- goin cheap again— Tom Man
- thanks Bob - I think you explained their strategy— jonnyB
- Looks like Andy may use those picks to solidify the defense... we'll more than likey grab another WR, then select for the secondary. Stil some good CBs and Ss— AKduncan
- Looks like Andy may use those picks to solidify the defense... we'll more than likey grab another WR, then select for the secondary. Stil some good CBs and Ss— AKduncan
- Eagles just traded for CB Ellis Hobbs— woogie
- I like the Ellis Hobbs trade. He's got experience as a starter and a kick returner, gives us depth. I'm a fan.— moderndaymesh
If we can get Scheffler for a 3rd rounder next year--do it!- We have a great day one and then trade down to draft 50 guys in the 5th round? We pass on Cook and let the Giants get another beast of a back in Andre Brown????????? We won't get out of the East if we can't control the clock with a running game. The NFL has caught up with the scat back screen that AR can't get past— ernestmwilliams
- The Eagles will trade for Scheffler, which is a great pick up, so everyone will see what they've done in just a short while.... Stay tuned— PG
- If they get Scheffler, I understand the decision to pass on Jared Cook. I watched all of the South Carolina games last season and Cook is going to be a stud in the NFL, although I'm not sure why the Titans picked him since they have three other TEs (Crumpler, Scaife, and C. Stevens).— jdogle1
- Great... Plaxico out, Barden in... I can see him catching the fade for TDs over Sheldon Brown already... Wonderful... Can we get a CB over 6 foot tall please!?!?— USNPatriot
- I like the idea of getting the tight end of from Denver. Ingram likely not going to play this season. This gives Eagles some insurence. Sheffer and play.— 76er
