Three-Way Trade: Tony Scheffler To Lions, Ernie Sims To Eagles, Draft Pick To Broncos

The Lions trading for Tony Scheffler is a curious situation because the team spent a first round pick on Brandon Pettigrew just last season. Pettigrew is returning from a serious knee injury so the Scheffler addition could be viewed as insurance.

However, a team source tells Tom Kowalski of MLive.com that Scheffler is expected to become “a big part of the offense” that will now feature Pettigrew as well as Calvin Johnson.

The Eagles traded for LB Ernie Sims on Sunday but forgot one thing.

What position is he going to play?

When we breakdown the three-way NFL trade, the Eagles basically gave up a 5th round pick for Ernie Sims. This, of course, makes Eagles fans excited.

SB Nation’s Eagles community, Bleeding Green Nation, explains what the Eagles are getting in Sims.

The Broncos shipped off TE Tony Scheffler on Monday and the consensus seems to be that they got the short end of the stick.

They were reportedly shopping Scheffler for a mid-round pick -- believed to be a third. Instead, they traded Scheffler and a 7th round pick for a 5th round pick. Essentially, they gave up Scheffler to move up two rounds.

SB Nation’s Lions community, Pride of Detroit, can sum up their reaction to the trade that shipped LB Ernie Sims out of town and brought in TE Tony Scheffler:

“Wow.“

Lions get: TE Tony Scheffler and 7th round pick (from Broncos)

Broncos get: 5th round pick (from Eagles, via Browns)