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just beat me to it
Eagles agreed to trade Mcnabb to the Redskins. It was just shown on the bottom of the screen saying breaking news.
just beat me to it
The Eagles dealt with a division rival? WTF! I am stunned.
holy ! i thought that was just a silly rumor!
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Filed to ESPN: Mcnabb to Redskins for 2nd-rd pick this year and either a 3 or 4 next year depending on certain conditions.
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i don't like losing the 2nd rounder...hope this turns out well...
wtf? didn't expect this at all
The Skins also keep their first round pick
Looks like the NFC East comes down to the Cowboys and Giants. Eagles are going south and I am never sold on Washington.
Redskins are clear favorites to get to Super Bowl now!
Philadelphia are ing re s.....their fans too
I wish him well.
Bigzax, good luck to your Redskins.
championship!!!
Both teams get worse. Skins have three injury prone runners and a lousy O-Line. Donovan will be running for his life.
The Eagles organization does not show (for better or for worse) any loyalty to its players. They will get rid of you once you get over 30 years of age. That is why (in my opinion) they have not won a championship since the early 1960s.
You guys made out in this deal. Mcnabb is still damn good. TONS better than that scrub Campbell.holy ! i thought that was just a silly rumor!
Yeah but with what run game/offensive line? his wideouts are a downgrade compared to what he had in Philly. Typical of the Skins. Get big names and produce the same average results.
Eagles believe that Kolb is an Aaron Rodgers type.
They're wrong.
Kolb played in a spread offense in college (at the U of H). He is an OK player but he won't be Aaron Rodgers next year. McNabb would be the best QB for them next year.
This is a way for the front office in Philadelphia to scape goat McNabb and then have the excuse of "we're getting younger and rebuilding" to the nut job eagles fanbase. This keeps the heat off of Reid a little bit if things go south next year.
The Redskins just grasp at straws.
Eagles will win 4 games or less next season.
Redskins probably won't be that great even with McNabb tbh. They're sorely lacking in talent in a lot of different areas. He would have had more success with a team like the Raiders, who although being ty, have tremendous talent on the team that just needs to be brought together. McNabb could have done that in Oakland.
I don't think they make the playoffs, but that might be a little over the top.
Eagles trade McNabb to Redskins
Philadelphia traded Donovan McNabb to Washington for two draft picks
Kevin Kolb, who has started two games in three seasons, becomes the starter
Donovan McNabb led the Eagles to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl in 11 seasons in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Donovan McNabb is changing uniforms and staying in the NFC East.
The Philadelphia Eagles traded McNabb to the Washington Redskins for a pair of draft picks on Sunday night. The Eagles will receive a second-round pick (37th overall) in this month's NFL draft and either a third- or fourth-round pick next year.
"Donovan McNabb was more than a franchise quarterback for this team," Eagles chairman Jeffrey Lurie said. "He truly embodied all of the attributes of a great quarterback and of a great person. He has been an excellent representative of this organization and the entire National Football League both on and off the field. I look forward to honoring him as one of the greatest Eagles of all-time and hopefully see him enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton one day."
ESPN.com was the first to report that the 33-year-old McNabb had been traded.
McNabb, a six-time Pro Bowl quarterback, led the Eagles to five NFC championship games and one Super Bowl in 11 seasons in Philadelphia. His failure to lead the team to its first NFL championship since 1960 plus the emergence of Kevin Kolb made him expendable.
McNabb, the No. 2 overall pick in the 1999 draft, is the franchise's career leader in passing yards, touchdown passes, pass attempts, and completions.
Kolb, who has started two games in three seasons, becomes the starter. Michael Vick is the backup.
"This was a very tough decision," coach Andy Reid said. "Donovan McNabb represented everything a football player could be during his 11 seasons in Philadelphia. He carried this organization to new heights and set a high standard of excellence both on and off the field. We thank him for everything he did for this football team and for this city."
McNabb threw for 3,553 yards and 22 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 14 games last season, leading the Eagles to the playoffs. His passer rating of 92.9 was the third-highest in his career.
But McNabb played poorly in a loss to Dallas in Week 17 that cost Philadelphia a division le and a first-round bye. He also struggled in a loss to the Cowboys the following week in the wild-card game.
Reid said immediately after the season that McNabb would return in 2010. Reid repeated that several times throughout the offseason until acknowledging last month the team was listening to offers for all three of its QBs.
"Donovan is the ultimate professional," Eagles president Joe Banner said. "He has an incredible work ethic and has been an integral part of our success. Over the years, Donovan has always carried himself with a great deal of dignity. He's an excellent role model for young men and women from across the region. In my mind, he'll always be remembered as one of the greatest Eagles of all time."
I'm glad McNabb's last memory as an Eagle was looking up at the ceiling of Cowboys Stadium from a prone position.
The Cardinals could have easily gotten him and needed no time to become a contender again, now QB is a complete question mark for them. .
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