It may not rival last year's Marcus Mariota trade hype, but it appears that the Philadelphia Eagles are at least considering moving up to draft a quarterback.
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein wrote on Wednesday that the Eagles could trade up for a quarterback, specifically North Dakota State's Carson Wentz.
Robert Klemko of MMQB took things a step further Thursday, suggesting that the Eagles are one of four teams in play to trade for the Tennessee Titans' No. 1 overall pick.
At the moment, there are four teams in play to trade up to the No. 1 spot: Cleveland (as insurance against losing their preference of Goff or Wentz), San Francisco (No. 7), Philadelphia (No. 8) and Los Angeles (No. 15). And I don’t believe it will take the “king’s ransom” Titans GM Jon Robinson says a team will have to give up to move to No. 1. (Robinson later clarified his remarks, saying he did not want to give the impression the Titans were unwilling to move down). My hunch is that the deal will land somewhere south of the legitimate king’s ransom Washington paid for the right to draft Robert Griffin III—basically, three first-rounders and a second-round pick.
Rarely do No. 1 picks get traded, especially when it isn't clear if the first team on the board that has a need at quarterback — the Cleveland Browns at No. 2, plan on taking a quarterback. But the Eagles are no doubt in a better position at No. 8 than when they had the No. 13 pick, should they choose to move up. They don't have a second-round pick to trade, but they do have two third-round picks and two fifth-round picks, which could be used to spice up a trade offer.
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It would be ironic if the Eagles did trade up to the No. 1 pick to select their franchise quarterback, considering they would be trading with the Titans, who don't need a quarterback because they landed Mariota last year.
Tim Kelly is an Editorial Assistant for Eagledelphia.com. You can follow him on Twitter @TimKellySports.
