ESPN’s Adam Schefter is floating an interesting theory regarding the Eagles motivation behind trading Donovan McNabb.
Eagles Traded McNabb To Avoid Redskins Drafting Bradford?
Per Schefter, a few NFL execs believe the Eagles traded McNabb to Washington because that would take the Redskins out of the running for Sam Bradford.
The reason for going to such lengths to avoid that? The Eagles apparently believe Shanahan could have made Bradford that good and didn’t want to face him in the division for the next decade.
If true, this is an incredibly bold move by the Eagles. They gave away their franchise quarterback -- who could seemingly play at a high level for several more seasons -- to avoid a potential franchise quarterback from hitting the division.
If this is the case, then the Eagles are showing some major respect to Shanahan, who has been known to be very good with quarterbacks.
While the theory is interesting, it’s hard to determine its validity. Would the Redskins really have traded up to the number one pick to select Bradford? It’s possible, but seems unlikely. They would likely have to include a 2011 first round pick to move up that far.
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