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Carson Wentz doesn't know much about Sam Bradford

In his short time as a Philadelphia Eagle, newly acquired Carson Wentz has already had to deal with fans booing and harassing him at the airport and a crybaby teammate who hates that he was drafted.

In his short time as a Philadelphia Eagle, newly acquired Carson Wentz already has had to deal with fans booing and harassing him at the airport and a crybaby teammate who hates that the North Dakota quarterback was drafted.

So far, Wentz doesn't seem to be that bothered by the awkward situation, which could be because he really knows next to nothing about Sam Bradford.

When asked if he studied game film of Bradford before being drafted by the Eagles, Wentz told CSN Philly:

"Yeah I've seen him play a little bit. Obviously I know he was a top pick and everything, not too many years ago, and obviously I know he was with the Rams and everything, and now here.

"But you know, I haven't watched a ton of film on him. I watched a lot of film on guys like Brady and Manning and Rodgers, those types of things. So I don't know as much as some of the other guys."

Ouch. If Bradford was already crying over having to compete for a starting job, comments like that might cause the team's suddenly petulant quarterback to storm off in a hissy fit to his room and refuse to talk to anyone.

Which, it already appears he's done:

To Wentz's credit, he did also address the situation like a professional, saying, "It's something that's out of my control entirely, so I'm gonna just come in and earn the respect of my teammates and compete and, you know, learn."

Even ex-Eagles running DeMarco Murray, who complained about the playing time he received last season, is handling things better than Bradford.

Murray's new team, the Tennessee Titans, drafted Heisman Trophy-winning running back Derrick Henry with the second pick of the second round. So did Murray cry, complain or hold out over the Titans drafting their running back of the future?

Nope. Titans coach Mike Mularkey said that Murray understood the pick, and that he and his head coach are on the same page.

"He loved the pick," Mularkey said, according to AL.com. "And he said, 'He's going to make me better and I am going to do the same for him.' He said, 'I'm going to do whatever I can to make him a great player.' ''

So that's where we are. Both a 23-year-old rookie from North Dakota and an overpaid running back who pouted when he didn't get enough handoffs are acting more professional than the Eagles starting quarterback.

Fun times.

Here are some more Bradford cartoons:

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Rob Tornoe is the sports cartoonist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philly.com. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

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