To Deal or Not to Deal: How a Eagles-Bills Trade Could Shake the 2011 NFL Draft

April 8, 2011   ·   Matt Masterson   ·   Jump to comments

With just three weeks remaining before the NFL Draft, there has been much talk about prospects, rankings and mock drafts—but not trades. Without a CBA in place between the players and the owners, the trading of players is not allowed, allowing just pick-for-pick deals. However, despite that fact, there have been whispers around the league, most notably from Eagles Central and the Pro Football Talk blog, that a major trade could go down heading into draft day.
The proposed deal would see the Philadelphia Eagles send quarterback Kevin Kolb, along with picks No. 23 and No. 54, to the Buffalo Bills for the No. 3 pick in the draft. It is widely believed that if the Eagles were to trade up to the No. 3 spot, they would select cornerback Patrick Peterson from LSU.
This deal would have some major repercussions for both franchises—on one hand, it could give the Bills the franchise quarterback they have lacked since the Jim Kelly Super Bowl era, while on the other hand, it...

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