LITO SHUFFLING TO BROADWAY?

A year after the arrival of cornerback Asante Samuel prompted Lito Sheppard to crow for a raise or a trade, he could finally be getting both. First, the trade. According to Rich Cimini of the New York Daily News and Tim Graham of ESPN.com, the Eagles are talking with the Jets about a trade for the two-time Pro Bowler. Sheppard will visit the Jets’ facility on Saturday. Sheppard’s departure seemed inevitable once the Eagles recently re-signed cornerback Joselio Hanson to a new deal with an annual average putting him ahead of both Sheppard’s and Sheldon Brown’s current deals. If/when a trade is done, Sheppard likely will be getting a new contract. He’s signed through 2011 at a base salary of $3 million this season.