Breaking Down The Sam Bradford Trade

Throughout the trade rumors that went on between the St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, there has been a lot of confusion as to what each team would have to give up. To say the least it was difficult to keep up with all the information that was coming out whether or not it was indeed correct.

Here is a complete breakdown of the trade:

Rams get: QB Nick Foles, 2015 fourth-round pick, 2016 second-round pick

Eagles get: QB Sam Bradford, 2015 fifth-round pick, (conditional pick)

All of these picks are set in stone aside from the conditional pick. The Rams picks this season now include a first, second, third, and fourth, and then the team won’t draft again until the seventh round. Meanwhile, next season, the Rams will have an additional second round pick.

Here’s are the conditions of the possible final draft pick that the Eagles could receive:

According to Nick Wagoner,

If Bradford plays less than 50 percent of the snaps in 2015, the Eagles get a 2016 fourth-round pick from the Rams.

If Bradford does not play this season, the Eagles get a 2016 third-round pick from the Rams.

If Bradford plays more than 50 percent of the snaps in 2015, the Eagles get no additional picks.

So basically, in a worst case scenario the Rams are only giving up a third round pick, meanwhile, if Bradford plays at the very least eight games this season, the Rams won’t have to give up anything additional to the fifth round pick already set in stone.

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While this isn’t the first round picks that Bradford was worth just a few seasons ago, it isn’t bad for a quarterback that hasn’t taken a regular season snap in a year and a half. In fact, you could say the Rams got a heck of a deal getting a quarterback that has the potential to be top-10 in the league, as well as a second round pick next year. Plus, they are only giving up a fifth round pick for Foles and possibly a third or fourth round pick if Bradford once again gets hurt.

Why This Trade Makes Sense

As mentioned above, Bradford has spent the most part of the last year and a half on injured reserve and he had been making a lot of money in the process. He was unwilling to take a pay-cut, therefore, it only made sense for the Rams to try to get something for him and trade him away. Luckily, the Eagles were the team who had the cap space and interest.

Why This Trade Doesn’t Make Sense

For the most part, the trade makes total sense. However, if it’s one downside to this trade it is that Foles could also be considered injury-prone. As a rookie, Foles broke his hand, and would have missed two-to-three weeks if it wasn’t the end of the season. In 2013, Foles suffered a concussion. In 2014, he cracked his collarbone and missed eight games.

Behind an iffy St. Louis Rams offensive line, can we trust Foles to stay healthy? Only time will tell.

That is how the trade breaks down, at the end of the day, Les Snead did pretty good and the Rams look to come out in solid shape.

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