On Friday afternoon, Rams coach Jeff Fisher told PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio that a team had offered a “late” first-round pick for quarterback Sam Bradford before the Rams traded Bradford and a fifth-round pick to the Eagles for quarterback Nick Foles, a fourth-round pick, and a 2016 second-round pick.
So which team was it? Let’s go to the draft order and commence the speculation.
No. 32: Patriots.
No. Tom Brady.
No. 31: Saints.
No; they acquired the pick at or about the same time Bradford was traded. Besides, Drew Brees.
No. 30: Packers.
No. Aaron Rodgers.
No. 29: Colts.
No. Andrew Luck.
No. 28: Broncos.
Most likely, no. Peyton Manning for one more year.
No. 27: Cowboys.
No. Tony Romo.
No. 26: Ravens.
No. Joe Flacco.
No. 25: Panthers.
No. Cam Newton.
No. 24: Cardinals.
Maybe, but Carson Palmer received a big contract two days before tearing an ACL. They likely wouldn’t add another $12.985 million for another guy with a twice-torn ACL, especially when they may still be trading for a running back with a once-torn ACL.
No. 23: Lions.
No. Matthew Stafford.
No. 22: Steelers.
No. Ben Roethlisberger.
No. 21: Bengals.
No. Andy Dalton. (Fans may not be sold on him, but the team is.)
No. 20: Eagles.
No need to give up the 20th pick when they were willing to give up Foles.
No. 19: Browns.
And we have a winner. The Browns have two first-round picks, they’re desperate for a franchise quarterback, and they don’t have a young quarterback with plenty of experience to trade.
Our guess is that the Browns offered the 19th pick (obtained from Buffalo in the Sammy Watkins trade) to the Rams, and that the Browns promptly offered the 19th pick to the Eagles after the trade was done.
