Vinny Curry still an Eagle after trade deadline passes

The trade deadline passed on Tuesday without the Eagles making any moves. Coach Chip Kelly said that defensive end Vinny Curry's name did not come up in trade discussions.

Curry's name circulated in trade rumors during the weekend, though, and the defensive end laughed because he has become used to the speculation.

"It's stuff like that every year," Curry said. "Every year, around the same time, teams start itching for pass rushers, rumors come up. . . . They see I'm not playing a whole lot here. Watching ESPN just like the rest of y'all, that's my first time hearing it, too."

When he first saw the rumors, Curry said he thought, "Here we go again." He said it seems he's been in trade rumors since Kelly took over as coach in 2013. He joked that it took nine weeks to ask about trades this season.

Curry, 27, has played 32 percent of the snaps for the Eagles this season and has one sack. He's a situational pass rusher who is set to become a free agent in March, and he finished last season with nine sacks. So it would make sense that his name was rumored, but Curry said he did not want it to become a distraction. He also was not surprised that teams would be interested in him.

"It's not like I don't have any production," Curry said.

There was only one trade in the NFL this week, and the trade deadline is often anticlimactic. The Eagles dealt Isaac Sopoaga at the deadline in 2013, but they have not acquired a player by trade during the regular season under Kelly.

If you expected the bye week to change Kelly's opinion of how quarterback Sam Bradford is playing, think again.

"We feel very comfortable with our quarterback situation," Kelly said. ". . . I think Sam's done a nice job."

The coaching staff spent the bye week examining offense, defense, and special teams by breaking them down into situations. When Kelly assessed his offense, he saw "missed opportunities" and "too many drops."

"There were a lot of things that could have extended drives for us and kept us on the field," Kelly said. "We really affected our third-down efficiency in terms of holding onto the football and we've got to do a better job catching the football."