After the Eagles traded for quarterback Sam Bradford, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said that he’d already been offered a first-round pick in a trade for Bradford.
Mike Florio wondered about which team might have been willing to make such an offer and came up with the Browns as a best guess. It may have been the right one.
Charley Casserly of NFL Media reported that it was the Browns, who own two first-round picks this year and an uncertain quarterback situation even after signing Josh McCown following his release by the Buccaneers, who made the offer. Adam Caplan of ESPN reported the same on Tuesday and added it was the 19th pick that they received in a trade with Buffalo during the first round last year that they were willing to deal.
It’s not clear whether they made the offer to the Rams, Eagles or both teams, but Bradford’s in Philadelphia and Kelly said last week that he didn’t bring Bradford to Philly to be a chip for another trade. The notion that could change has persisted because Marcus Mariota is available in the draft and reports of interest from Cleveland probably won’t do much to change that.
