February 24, 2016
For the first time this offseason, the Eagles showed real commitment to bringing Sam Bradford back for the 2016 season (and beyond?) when they acknowledged that they are currently negotiating a new contract with Bradford's agent, Tom Condon.
When asked if the Eagles were negotiating a new deal with Condon, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said, "Yes. Yeah."
"Sam is part of the Eagles' organization," Pederson continued. "What he's done in the last half of last year I think has given him the opportunity to stay in Philadelphia. Being a player in his shoes, you have to want to be somewhere, and I think Sam wants to be in Philadelphia."
Howie Roseman acknowledged that the Eagles and Bradford's camp are talking.
"It's never productive to talk about an on-going negotiation, but we've been pretty clear we'd like to have Sam back. It's along those lines. One of the great things about the Combine is you get everyone together in one place, so when you have pending free agents, you're able to talk to those representative face to face and eye to eye.
"We'll meet with a lot of people. Tom, CAA, they have a lot of players, but we will be running into Tom Condon at some point in the next couple of days."
If the price isn't right for each side, the Eagles were clear to note that they have plans in place if Bradford is not back in 2016.
"We do have a plan in place," said Pederson. "Obviously I won't go into who we're looking at."
A robust market for Bradford does not appear to be shaping up around the league like many thought it would. As a result, the Eagles may be able to bring Bradford back on a reasonable deal.
