Sam Bradford Returns to Eagles Practice
Two months ago, Sam Bradford signed a 2-year, $35 million contract. Just a little over a month later, the Eagles would make a trade with Cleveland for the #2 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. Before the draft, It was a coin flip for who would be picked first overall: Jared Goff or Carson Wentz. Regardless, it was obvious that the Eagles were taking a quarterback for the future. The Eagles took Wentz and then rumblings began to surface from Bradford's camp. Two weeks ago, Bradford's agent requested a trade from the team and also said that he would not show up to camp.
Bradford has had a resurgence of sorts last year with Philadelphia. At the time, trading for Bradford, who missed an entire season with a knee injury, did not make sense to most people considering the type of offense that then-head coach Chip Kelly was employing. After a slightly better than average season, Bradford cashed in on the big two year contract previously stated.
New head coach Doug Pederson has stated multiple times that Bradford will be the starter for the upcoming season. Wentz is the future for the Eagles, and for at least the next two years, he will be provided with plenty of experience backing up Bradford.
After his contract is fulfilled, Bradford will be 30 years old and a free agent in a quarterback starved market. Ending his strike might have been the best decision that he could have made. Teams will have three years of watching Bradford in a Philadelphia uniform and they should have a good idea of how his knee will hold up. Wentz might be the quarterback of the future, but for the time being, Bradford will be behind center for at least the 2016 season.
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