Sam Bradford’s New Contract Sad Reality of Life in QB-Starved NFL

March 1, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

It's a contract that will make Sam Bradford (and his agent) very happy. And a contract that will probably send many Philadelphia Eagles fans scrambling for the liquor cabinet.
But in signing Bradford to a two-year extension on Tuesday, the Eagles simply acquiesced to the realities of the modern NFL.
You aren't going to win anything in this league without a quarterback.
Bradford may not be a great quarterback—or even an especially good one. But he's at least capable.
And if the Eagles weren't willing to open their checkbook, you can bet the rent that come next week when free agency opened, other teams would have lined up around the block willing to do so.
As ESPN's Adam Schefter reported (via SportsCenter), while the deadline for franchise-tagging Bradford came and went, there was a reason for the crickets in Philadelphia:
Actually, there were $36 million reasons over the next two years.
Yes, the Eagles just gave Sam Bradford an $18 million avera...

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