Rumor: Eagles and Rams Finalizing Trade Involving McNabb

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On Tuesday, there was an interesting rumor that started with a tweet from the Houston Chronicle's John McClain; namely, that the Philadelphia Eagles were committed to Kevin Kolb, and if the right offer came in for Donovan McNabb, they were ready to go with Kolb as their main man.

Turns out, those offers might be coming in. Ashley Fox of the Philadelphia Inquirer quoted Eagles coach Andy Reid as saying that "People are entertaining us with offers. Nothing's been done, but we're evaluating all of them." Not a confirmation that anything is happening soon, but from what we've gleaned elsewhere over the past few months, something seems to be percolating.

ESPN's NFC East blogger, Matt Mosley, sat down with Reid at the NFC coaches' breakfast on Wednesday and came away with an interesting take based on the conversation (seen below), and he speculates that "the Rams, Bills, 49ers, Seahawks, Cardinals and Vikings could all be in play." No surprises there.

Update: There's been a whirlwind of rumors -- on both Philly and New York sports radio stations -- that a deal is being hashed out involving McNabb going to the Rams for the No. 33 overall pick. It's a rumor we heard a few weeks ago, and apparently it's back "on the table" per Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. McNabb has a de facto no-trade clause, in that if he doesn't want to go to a certain team, he won't negotiate a new deal with them. His current pact expires after the upcoming season, and it's not believed he wants to end his career for one of the league's bottom-feeding teams. However, according to McLane, McNabb is willing to go to the Rams if they offer him a contract extension.


Matt Mosley
Kolb Time could be coming soon, Philly fans
"After spending about 20 minutes with Reid on Wednesday, I'm convinced there's a pretty good chance Kolb is his starting quarterback in 2010."


This was on the "Rumors" of ESPN