The Philadelphia Eagles made their most shocking move yet.
They swapped quarterbacks with the St. Louis Rams, trading Nick Foles for Sam Bradford. A league source first told CSNPhilly.com's Geoff Mosher about the trade. A spokesperson for the Eagles later confirmed the team agreed to terms that would send Foles, a 4th round draft pick in 2015 and a 2nd round pick in 2016 to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for Bradford and the Rams' 5th round pick in 2015.
ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the deal.
Selected by the Rams with the first overall pick of the 2010 draft, Bradford is recovering from a torn ACL in his left knee. He first suffered the injury in Week 7 of 2013 against Carolina and tore it again last preseason against Cleveland.
Thankful for the opportunity to start my career in Philly. Going to miss my teammates & Eagles fans who supported me. pic.twitter.com/x40rRlWzZJ
— Nick Foles (@NFoles_9) March 11, 2015Bradford has played all 16 games just twice in his career (he missed six games in 2010 with an ankle injury).
For his career, Bradford is 18-30-1. He's completed 58.6 percent of his passes with 59 touchdowns and 38 interceptions.
The Eagles drafted Foles in the third round of the 2012 draft. After a spectacular 2013 season in which he threw 27 touchdowns and just two interceptions and earn Pro Bowl MVP honors, Foles did an about-face last season.
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He threw 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions -- albeit behind an injury-plagued offensive line -- but still went 6-2 before being lost for the season with a broken collarbone in a victory at Houston. He is 15-9 in his career.
